Samoan Numbers
Learning the Samoan Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Samoan language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Samoan.
Samoan cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Samoan Numbers |
| numbers | Numera |
| one | tasi |
| two | lua |
| three | tolu |
| four | fa |
| five | lima |
| six | ono |
| seven | fitu |
| eight | valu |
| nine | iva |
| ten | sefulu |
| eleven | sefulutasi |
| twelve | sefululua |
| thirteen | sefulutolu |
| fourteen | sefulufa |
| fifteen | sefululima |
| sixteen | sefuluono |
| seventeen | sefulufitu |
| eighteen | sefuluvalu |
| nineteen | sefuluiva |
| twenty | luasefulu |
| hundred | selau |
| one thousand | tasi le afe |
| million | miliona |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Samoan has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Samoan.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Samoan
Samoan Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Samoan. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Samoan vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Samoan Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | muamua |
| second | lona lua |
| third | lona tolu |
| fourth | lona fa |
| fifth | lona lima |
| sixth | lona ono |
| seventh | lona fitu |
| eighth | lona valu |
| ninth | lona iva |
| tenth | lona sefulu |
| eleventh | lona sefulutasi |
| twelfth | lona sefululua |
| thirteenth | lona sefulutolu |
| fourteenth | lonoa sefulufa |
| fifteenth | lona sefululima |
| sixteenth | lona sefuluono |
| seventeenth | lona sefulufitu |
| eighteenth | lona sefuluvalu |
| nineteenth | lona sefuluiva |
| twentieth | lona luasefulu |
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| once | fa'atasi |
| twice | fa'alua |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Samoan, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Samoan Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Samoan lessons here: Learn Samoan. Don't forget to bookmark this page.