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Words for Category: Counting

communication
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Human
Family People Body Health Feelings Food
Actions
Moving Making Hunting Fighting Changing Bodily
Animals
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Art and Objects
Artmaking Audio Ceremony Objects Tools Weapons
Communication
Communicating Belief Counting Time Location Describing
Country
Plants Land Water Sky Fire Places

kaləpul

pair, two together

kepin

one - 1

*kepin manyə

five - 5

*kepin manyə pa kepin

six - 6

*kepin manyə pulety

seven - 7

*kepin manyə pulety pa kepin

eight - 8

*kepin manyə pulety pulety

nine - 9

kepin pa kaləpul

three - 'one and two'

kethawil

many, vast number

lambrruk

many, vast number

**manəwity

many, vast number

marruk

multitude, large group.

parruk

many, a lot, mob

*pathip-pathip

few, a small number

*pulety manyə

ten - 10

pulety pa kepin

three - 3 - 'two and one'

pulety pulety

four - 4

puletya

two - 2

**wiyuparukarəm

many, large number

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