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Cardinal numbers

Let’s talk numbers!

Toki Pona has words for 1, 2, 5, but not 3 or 4! But this is not so strange. You can imagine 󱥳 wan, 󱥮 tu, 󱤭 luka like coins worth 1, 2, and 5. Let’s try counting from 1 to 10:

In many situations, just knowing small numbers will be enough. But if you want to talk about purchases or the Gregorian calendar, there’s an extra page about large numbers below.

Ordinal numbers

Usually, numbers are just adjectives:

But these are cardinal numbers: numbers that talk about quantity. There are also ordinal numbers: those that talk about order. To make ordinal numbers, just use 󱤽 nanpa + a number:

(By the way, 󱤽 nanpa is special! It doesn’t need 󱥍 pi.)

See also

• Q: how do I talk about large numbers?