ngahuru mā rua

Māori

Māori cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ngahuru mā rua

Etymology

Compare with Tongan hongofulu mā ua, Samoan sefulu lua, archaic Malay sepuluh dua and Maguindanao sapulu dua in the same language family.

Numeral

ngahuru mā rua

  1. twelve, dozen
    Synonym: tekau mā rua

Further reading

  • “ngahuru mā rua” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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