| 9 |
Numbers |
| 9.1 |
Counting numbers |
| 9.2 |
Counting humans, animals, or objects |
| 9.3 |
Counting money |
The units for
counting money include:
ngernan
‘a
single digit’,
poo
‘ten, a double digit’,
ranaw ‘a
hundred’,
zivo
‘a thousand’,
laksa
‘ten thousand’, and
latos
‘a hundred thousand’, as follows:
|
$1
|
asa
a ngernan |
$30
|
atlo
a poo |
$6,000
|
anem
a zivo |
|
$2
|
adoa
a ngernan |
$70
|
apito
a poo |
$70,000
|
apito
a laksa |
|
$3
|
atlo
a ngernan |
$90
|
asiam
a poo |
$80,000
|
awao
a laksa |
|
$4
|
apat
a ngernan |
$100
|
asa
a ranaw |
$90,000
|
asiam
a laksa |
|
$16
|
anem
a ngernan o
ikaroa na
poo |
$200
|
adoa
a ranaw |
$100,000
|
asa
a latos |
|
$27
|
apito
a ngernan o
ikatlo na
poo |
$300
|
atlo
a ranaw |
$200,000
|
adoa
a latos |
|
$38
|
wao
a ngernan o
ikapat na
poo |
$4,000
|
apat
a zivo |
$300,000
|
atlo
a latos |
|
$20
|
adoa
a poo |
$5,000
|
alima
a zivo |
$400,000
|
apat
a latos |
Note: In counting
people,
ngernan
means ‘ten’.
Note: In counting
people,
poo
means ‘one hundred’.
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