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Counting to 10 in the South Pacific

Can you name, and correctly spell, the words for the numbers 1-10 in some of the languages of the South Pacific? - Maori, Tongan, Samoan, Fijian.
- Most of the numbers are quite similar across the languages, so keep trying!
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First submittedAugust 20, 2016
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Maori
1
tahi
2
rua
3
toru
4
wha
5
rima
6
ono
7
whitu
8
waru
9
iwa
10
tekau
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Tongan
1
taha
2
ua
3
tolu
4
fa
5
nima
6
ono
7
fitu
8
valu
9
hiva
10
hongofulu
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Samoan
1
tasi
2
lua
3
tolu
4
fa
5
lima
6
ono
7
fitu
8
valu
9
iva
10
sefulu
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Fijian
1
dua
2
rua
3
tolu
4
va
5
lima
6
ono
7
vitu
8
walu
9
ciwa
10
tini
Hengry
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Level 47
Aug 20, 2016
0/40

I did well

kiwiquizzer
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Level 68
Aug 20, 2016
Ah. You're not from down here, then.
kiwiquizzer
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Level 68
Sep 17, 2016
Wow, that was hard, I couldn't remember them all and I'm the one who wrote the quiz!
Akula
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Level 79
Sep 23, 2016
Being from NZ the Maori numbers were easy enough. Remembered one or two of the others.
SkuxxKiwi
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Level 39
Dec 28, 2017
Only knew the Maori but i spose that better than nothing! :)
kiwiquizzer
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Level 68
Jan 4, 2018
Better than most people in the world!
GeographyGeek42
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Level 66
Aug 31, 2018
I got them all. I have a neighbor who taught me this
kiwikiwiNZ
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Level 40
Nov 29, 2019
i thought it was hongofulu, not hongafulu
kiwiquizzer
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Level 68
Dec 1, 2019
You are right! Thanks very much, sorry about that.
IsleAuHaulte
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Level 116
Jan 6, 2022
I don't have a clue on any of this, but I like seeing more regional quizzes like this instead of the generic easy quizzes.
kiwiquizzer
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Level 68
Jan 9, 2022
Yes, it is a bit of a niche quiz. Always good to be aware of other places in the world. The more you know, the more you realize you don't know!
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