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===Numerals in Polynesian languages=== Numerals:<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Numbers List |url=http://www.zompist.com/numbers.shtml |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=zompist.com}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ![[English language|English]] !one !two !three !four !five !six !seven !eight !nine !ten |- ![[Proto-Polynesian]] |*tasi |*rua |*tolu |*fa |*rima |*ono |*fitu |*walu |*hiwa |*haŋafulu |- ![[Tongan language|Tongan]] |taha |ua |tolu |fa |nima |ono |fitu |valu |hiva |hongofulu |- ![[Niuean language|Niuean]] |taha |ua |tolu |fā |lima |ono |fitu |valu |hiva |hogofulu |- ![[Samoan language|Samoan]] |tasi |lua |tolu |fa |lima |ono |fitu |valu |iva |sefulu |- ![[Tokelauan language|Tokelauan]] |tahi |lua |tolu |fa |lima |ono |fitu |valu |iva |hefulu |- ![[Tuvaluan language|Tuvaluan]] |tasi |lua |tolu |fa |lima |ono |fitu |valu |iva |agafulu |- ![[Kapingamarangi language|Kapingamarangi]] |dahi |lua |dolu |haa |lima |ono |hidu |walu |hiwa |mada |- ![[Ontong Java language|Ontong Java]] |kahi |lua |kolu |hā |lima |oŋo |hiku |valu |sivo |sehui |- ![[Takuu language|Takuu]] |tasi |lua |toru |fa |rima |ono |fitu |varu |sivo |sinafuru |- ![[Vaeakau-Taumako language|Pileni]] |tasi |rua |toru |fā |lima |ono |fitu |valu |iva |kʰaro |- ![[Sikaiana language|Sikaiana]] |tahi |lua |tolu |hā |lima |ono |hitu |valo |sivo |sehui |- ![[Marquesan language|Marquesan]] |e tahi |e úa |e toú |e fa |e íma |e ono |e fitu |e vaú |e iva |ónohuú |- ![[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] |‘e-kahi |‘e-lua |‘e-kolu |‘e-hā |‘e-lima |‘e-ono |‘e-hiku |‘e-walu |‘e-iwa |‘umi |- ![[Mangareva language|Mangareva]] |tahi |rua |toru |ha |rima |ono |hitu |varu |iva |rogouru |- ![[Rapa Nui language|Rapa Nui]] |tahi |rua |toru |ha |rima |ono |hitu |vaʼu |iva |ʼahuru |- ![[Māori language|Maori]] |tahi |rua |toru |whā |rima |ono |whitu |waru |iwa |tekau (also ngahuru) |- ![[Tahitian language|Tahitian]] |tahi |piti |toru |maha |pae |ōno |hitu |vaʼu |iva |hōeʼahuru |- ![[Cook Islands Māori|Rarotongan]] |taʼi |rua |toru |ā |rima |ono |ʼitu |varu |iva |ngaʼuru |- ![[Tuamotuan language|Tuamotuan]] |tahi |rua |toru |fā |rima |ono |hitu |varu |iva |rongoʼuru |- ![[Penrhyn language|Penrhyn]] |tahi |lua |tolu |hā |lima |ono |hitu |valu |iva |tahi-ngahulu |- ![[Moriori language|Moriori]] |tehi |teru |toru |tewha |terima |teono |tewhitu |tewaru |teiwa |meangauru |- ![[Anuta language|Anuta]] |tai |rua |toru |paa |nima |ono |pitu |varu |iva |puangapuru |- ![[Emae language|Emae]] |tasi |rua |toru |fa |rima |ono |fitu |βaru |siβa |ŋafuru |- ![[Futuna-Aniwa language|Futuna-Aniwa]] |tasi |rua |toru |fa |rima |ono |fitu |varo |iva |tagafuru |- ![[Mele-Fila language|Mele]] |tasi |rua |toru |fa |rima |ono |fitu |βaru |siβa |siŋafuru |- ![[Nanumea]] |tahi |lua |tolu |fā |lima |ono |fitu |valu |iva |toa |- ![[Nukuoro language|Nukuoro]] |dahi |ka-lua |ka-dolu |ka-haa |ka-lima |ka-ono |ka-hidu |ka-valu |ka-siva |ka-hulu |- ![[Pukapukan language|Pukapuka]] |tayi |lua |tolu |wa |lima |ono |witu |valu |iva |laugaulu |- ![[Rennellese language|Rennellese]] |tahi |ŋgua |toŋgu |hā |ŋgima |ono |hitu |baŋgu |iba |katoa |- ![[Tikopia language|Tikopia]] |tasi |rua |toru |fa |rima |ono |fitu |varu |siva |fuaŋafuru |- ![[Wallisian language|Wallisian]] |tahi |lua |tolu |fā |nima |ono |fitu |valu |hiva |hogofulu |- ![[West Uvean language|West Uvea]] |tahi |ƚua |toƚu |fa |lima |tahia-tupu |luaona-tupu |toluona-tupu |faona-tupu |limaona-tupu |} The words for 1,000 and 10,000 in these languages notably shifted between eastern and western branches: those in Tongic and Samoic groups used {{Wikt-lang|to|afe}} for 1,000 and {{Wikt-lang|to|mano}} for 10,000; while Marquesic languages like Tahitian, Māori and Hawaiian use ''mano'' and ''tini'' ~ ''kini'' respectively.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Overmann |first=Karenleigh A. |title=Counting “elevens” and why nine and two make twenty: The material roots of Polynesian numbers |journal=Journal of Mathematics and Culture |date=Jun 2021 |volume=15 |issue=3 |page=5-6}}</ref>
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