Vocabulary: Counting |
Base counting words by Isauro Andrew Koror, Palau, July-August 2006. |
| Use for counting numbers or things such as house, island, rock island, age in years, months. Use for counting hours, months, years. Use for counting piles or bunches of food, mouye, divided among people. |
| Tobian | Audio | English | Contributed | Comments/Examples/Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sewo | Isauro | one | Isauro Andrew | |
| huwou | Isauro | two | Isauro Andrew | |
| soruo | Isauro | three | Isauro Andrew | |
| fauwo | Isauro | four | Isauro Andrew | |
| rimouo | Isauro | five | Isauro Andrew | |
| worouo | Isauro | six | Isauro Andrew | |
| fisuo | Isauro | seven | Isauro Andrew | |
| waruo | Isauro | eight | Isauro Andrew | |
| tiwouo | Isauro | nine | Isauro Andrew | |
| seih | Isauro | ten | Isauro Andrew | |
| seih ma sewo | Isauro | eleven | Isauro Andrew | Eleven is seih plus one—hence, seih ma sewo |
| seih ma huwou | Isauro | twelve | Isauro Andrew | seih plus two—hence, seih ma huwou |
| seih ma soruo | thirteen | Isauro Andrew | ||
| seih ma fauwo | fourteen | Isauro Andrew | ||
| seih ma rimouo | fifteen | Isauro Andrew | ||
| seih ma worouo | sixteen | Isauro Andrew | ||
| seih ma fisuo | seventeen | Isauro Andrew | ||
| seih ma waruo | eighteen | Isauro Andrew | ||
| seih ma tiwouo | nineteen | Isauro Andrew | ||
| huheih | Isauro | twenty | Isauro Andrew | |
| huheih ma sewo | twenty-one | Isauro Andrew | ||
| seriho | Isauro | thirty | Isauro Andrew | |
| faih | Isauro | forty | Isauro Andrew | |
| rimeih | Isauro | fifty | Isauro Andrew | |
| woreih | Isauro | sixty | Isauro Andrew | |
| fisih | Isauro | seventy | Isauro Andrew | |
| warih | Isauro | eighty | Isauro Andrew | |
| tiweih | Isauro | ninety | Isauro Andrew | |
| subuhuh | Isauro | one hundred | Isauro Andrew |
Updated:
October 5, 2006