Information about counting in Central Dusun (boros Dusun), a North Bornean language spoken in the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo in Malaysia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso | koiso |
| 2 | duo | koduo |
| 3 | tolu | kotolu |
| 4 | apat | kaapat |
| 5 | limo | kolimo |
| 6 | onom | koonom |
| 7 | turu | koturu |
| 8 | walu | kawalu |
| 9 | siam | kosiam |
| 10 | hopod | kohopod |
| 11 | hopod om iso | kohopod om iso |
| 12 | hopod om duo | kohopod om duo |
| 13 | hopod om tolu | kohopod om tolu |
| 14 | hopod om apat | kohopod om apat |
| 15 | hopod om limo | kohopod om limo |
| 16 | hopod om onom | kohopod om onom |
| 17 | hopod om turu | kohopod om turu |
| 18 | hopod om walu | kohopod om walu |
| 19 | hopod om siam | kohopod om siam |
| 20 | duo nohopod | koduo nohopod |
| 21 | duo nohopod om iso | koduo nohopod om iso |
| 22 | duo nohopod om duo | koduo nohopod om duo |
| 23 | duo nohopod om tolu | koduo nohopod om tolu |
| 24 | duo nohopod om apat | koduo nohopod om apat |
| 25 | duo nohopod om limo | koduo nohopod om limo |
| 26 | duo nohopod om onom | koduo nohopod om onom |
| 27 | duo nohopod om turu | koduo nohopod om turu |
| 28 | duo nohopod om walu | koduo nohopod om walu |
| 29 | duo nohopod om siam | koduo nohopod om siam |
| 30 | tolu nohopod | kotolu nohopod |
| 31 | tolu nohopod om iso | kotolu nohopod om iso |
| 32 | tolu nohopod om duo | kotolu nohopod om duo |
| 40 | apat nohopod | kaapat nohopod |
| 50 | limo nohopod | kolimo nohopod |
| 60 | onom nohopod | koonom nohopod |
| 70 | turu nohopod | koturu nohopod |
| 80 | walu nohopod | kawalu nohopod |
| 90 | siam nohopod | kosiam nohopod |
| 100 | hatus / sahatus | kahatus |
| 200 | duo nahatus | koduo nahatus |
| 300 | tolu nahatus | kotolu nahatus |
| 400 | apat nahatus | kaapat nahatus |
| 500 | limo nahatus | kolimo nahatus |
| 600 | onom nahatus | koonom nahatus |
| 700 | turu nahatus | koturu nahatus |
| 800 | walu nahatus | kawalu nahatus |
| 900 | siam nahatus | kosiam nahatus |
| 1,000 | ribu / soribu | koribu / kosoribu |
| 2,000 | duo noribu / duo ribu | koduo ribu |
| 3,000 | tolu noribu / tolu ribu | kotolu ribu |
| 4,000 | apat noribu / apat ribu | kaapat ribu |
| 5,000 | limo noribu / limo ribu | kolimo ribu |
| 6,000 | onom noribu / onom ribu | koonom ribu |
| 7,000 | turu noribu / turu ribu | koturu ribu |
| 8,000 | walu noribu / walu ribu | kawalu ribu |
| 9,000 | siam noribu / siam ribu | kosiam ribu |
| 10,000 | hopod ribu | kohopod ribu |
| 20,000 | duo nohopod ribu | koduo nohopod ribu |
| 30,000 | tolu nohopod ribu | kotolu nohopod ribu |
| 40,000 | apat nohopod ribu | kaapat nohopod ribu |
| 50,000 | limo nohopod ribu | kolimo nohopod ribu |
| 60,000 | onom nohopod ribu | koonom nohopod ribu |
| 70,000 | turu nohopod ribu | koturu nohopod ribu |
| 80,000 | walu nohopod ribu | kawalu nohopod ribu |
| 90,000 | siam nohopod ribu | kosiam nohopod ribu |
| 100,000 | hatus ribu | kahatus ribu |
| 200,000 | duo nahatus ribu | koduo nahatus ribu |
| 300,000 | tolu nahatus ribu | kotolu nahatus ribu |
| 1,000,000 | riong / soriong | koriong / kosoriong |
| 2,000,000 | duo riong | koduo riong |
| 3,000,000 | tolu riong | kotolu riong |
| 1,000,000,000 | laksa / salaksa / bilion | kalaksa / kasalaksa / kobilion |
Compound number example: 1,234,567 = Soriong duo nahatus tolu nohopod apat (no)ribu limo nahatus onom nohopod om turu
Note: decimal point = poin
For ordinals:
| Central Dusun | Meaning | Central Dusun | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | insan | one time / once | kumoinsan | first time |
| 2 | induo | two times / twice | kumoinduo | second time |
| 3 | intolu | three times / thrice | kumointolu | third time |
| 4 | ingapat | four times | kumoingapat | fourth time |
| 5 | inlimo / illimo | five times | kumoinlimo / kumoillimo | fifth time |
| 6 | ingonom | six times | kumoingonom | sixth time |
| 7 | inturu | seven times | kumointuru | seventh time |
| 8 | inwalu / imbalu | eight times | kumoinwalu / kumoimbalu | eighth time |
| 9 | insiam | nine times | kumoinsiam | ninth time |
| 10 | inhopod | ten times | kumoinhopod | tenth time |
| 11 | inhopod om iso | eleven times | kumoinhopod om iso | eleventh time |
| 12 | inhopod om duo | twelve times | kumoinhopod om duo | twelfth time |
| 13 | inhopod om tolu | thirteen times | kumoinhopod om tolu | thirteenth time |
| 20 | induo nohopod | twenty times | kumoinduo nohopod | twentieth time |
| 50 | inlimo nohopod | fifty times | kumoinlimo nohopod | fiftieth time |
| 100 | inhatus | one hundred times | kumoinhatus | one hundredth time |
| 1,000 | inribu | one thousand times | kumoinribu | one thousandth time |
| 1,000,000 | inriong | one million times | kumoinriong | one millionth time |
To say how often by using a number followed by 'times', you add the prefix "in-" except:
For ordinals, you just simply add the prefix "kumo-". E.g. second time is "kumoinduo”.
Information compiled by Lesley Housten Kibat
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