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The Number System of Tongan
This page is based on Ten Minute Guide to Tongan.
As you see, Tongan has definitely the simplest number system in the world. I had thought Esperanto had been the simplest before I got to know Tongan.
The numbers 10 and 100 have two ways of reading.
| Number | Reading | Meaning
|
|---|
| 0 | noa | 0
|
| 1 | taha | 1
|
| 2 | ua | 2
|
| 3 | tolu | 3
|
| 4 | fa | 4
|
| 5 | nima | 5
|
| 6 | ono | 6
|
| 7 | fitu | 7
|
| 8 | valu | 8
|
| 9 | hiva | 9
|
| 10 | hongofulu | 10
|
| taha noa | 1, 0
|
| 11 | taha taha | 1, 1
|
| 12 | taha ua | 1, 2
|
| 13 | taha tolu | 1, 3
|
| 14 | taha fa | 1, 4
|
| 15 | taha nima | 1, 5
|
| 16 | taha ono | 1, 6
|
| 17 | taha fitu | 1, 7
|
| 18 | taha valu | 1, 8
|
| 19 | taha hiva | 1, 9
|
| 20 | ua noa | 2, 0
|
| 21 | ua taha | 2, 1
|
| 22 | ua ua | 2, 2
|
| 23 | ua tolu | 2, 3
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| 24 | ua fa | 2, 4
|
| 25 | ua nima | 2, 5
|
| 26 | ua ono | 2, 6
|
| 27 | ua fitu | 2, 7
|
| 28 | ua valu | 2, 8
|
| 29 | ua hiva | 2, 9
|
| 30 | tolu noa | 3, 0
|
| 31 | tolu taha | 3, 1
|
| 32 | tolu ua | 3, 2
|
| 33 | tolu tolu | 3, 3
|
| 34 | tolu fa | 3, 4
|
| 35 | tolu nima | 3, 5
|
| 36 | tolu ono | 3, 6
|
| 37 | tolu fitu | 3, 7
|
| 38 | tolu valu | 3, 8
|
| 39 | tolu hiva | 3, 9
|
| 40 | fa noa | 4, 0
|
| 41 | fa taha | 4, 1
|
| 42 | fa ua | 4, 2
|
| 43 | fa tolu | 4, 3
|
| 44 | fa fa | 4, 4
|
| 45 | fa nima | 4, 5
|
| 46 | fa ono | 4, 6
|
| 47 | fa fitu | 4, 7
|
| 48 | fa valu | 4, 8
|
| 49 | fa hiva | 4, 9
|
| 50 | nima noa | 5, 0
|
| 51 | nima taha | 5, 1
|
| 52 | nima ua | 5, 2
|
| 53 | nima tolu | 5, 3
|
| 54 | nima fa | 5, 4
|
| 55 | nima nima | 5, 5
|
| 56 | nima ono | 5, 6
|
| 57 | nima fitu | 5, 7
|
| 58 | nima valu | 5, 8
|
| 59 | nima hiva | 5, 9
|
| 60 | ono noa | 6, 0
|
| 61 | ono taha | 6, 1
|
| 62 | ono ua | 6, 2
|
| 63 | ono tolu | 6, 3
|
| 64 | ono fa | 6, 4
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| 65 | ono nima | 6, 5
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| 66 | ono ono | 6, 6
|
| 67 | ono fitu | 6, 7
|
| 68 | ono valu | 6, 8
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| 69 | ono hiva | 6, 9
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| 70 | fitu noa | 7, 0
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| 71 | fitu taha | 7, 1
|
| 72 | fitu ua | 7, 2
|
| 73 | fitu tolu | 7, 3
|
| 74 | fitu fa | 7, 4
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| 75 | fitu nima | 7, 5
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| 76 | fitu ono | 7, 6
|
| 77 | fitu fitu | 7, 7
|
| 78 | fitu valu | 7, 8
|
| 79 | fitu hiva | 7, 9
|
| 80 | valu noa | 8, 0
|
| 81 | valu taha | 8, 1
|
| 82 | valu ua | 8, 2
|
| 83 | valu tolu | 8, 3
|
| 84 | valu fa | 8, 4
|
| 85 | valu nima | 8, 5
|
| 86 | valu ono | 8, 6
|
| 87 | valu fitu | 8, 7
|
| 88 | valu valu | 8, 8
|
| 89 | valu hiva | 8, 9
|
| 90 | hiva noa | 9, 0
|
| 91 | hiva taha | 9, 1
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| 92 | hiva ua | 9, 2
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| 93 | hiva tolu | 9, 3
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| 94 | hiva fa | 9, 4
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| 95 | hiva nima | 9, 5
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| 96 | hiva ono | 9, 6
|
| 97 | hiva fitu | 9, 7
|
| 98 | hiva valu | 9, 8
|
| 99 | hiva hiva | 9, 9
|
| 100 | teau | 100
|
| taha noa noa | 1, 0, 0
|
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