classifiers

oghae – classifier for human beings.

eko – classifier for animals. (literally translates as ‘tail’)

buah – classifier for most solid objects. (literally translates as “fruit”)

animals

banatae – animal

semu’ – ant

bughong – bird

kuba – buffalo

kuching – cat

ayae – chicken

lipah – cockroach

lemu – cow

anying – dog

ite’ – duck

gajoh – elephant

lala’ – fly

katok – frog

goat – kameng

kudo – horse

kegho – monkey

nyamok – mosquito

babi – pig

tikuh – rat, mouse

ula - snake

numbers

1 – so

2 – duo

3 – tigo

4 –pa’

5 – limo

6 – ne

7 – tujoh

8 – lapae

9 – semilae

10 –sepuloh

11 – sebelah

12 – duo-belah

13 – tigo-belah

20 – duo-puloh

21 – duo-puloh so

22 – duo-puloh duwo

30 – tigo- puloh

100 – seghatoh

113 – seghatoh tigo-belah

200 – duwo ghatoh

1000 – seghibu

2000 – duwo ghibu

1,000,000 – sejuto