The cardinals with a substantival ending _na_ form ordinals.
First, _etana_. Fourth, _faina_. Seventh, _fiuna_.
Second, _ruana_. Fifth, _limana_. Eighth, _qaluna_.
Third, _oluna_. Sixth, _onona_. Ninth, _siqana_.
Ordinals precede the noun: _ruana na mwane_ the second man.
Ordinals are used to express the number of times: _eruana lau nia
lea go_ he went away the second time.
_Ruana_ also means fellow: _na ruana gera_ their fellows.
Tenth is expressed by _tangafulu ana_: _aqala maaedangi mana ruana_
the twelfth day, _tangalau ro aqala mana etana_ one hundred and
twenty-first.
_Efita_ how many, is used with the substantival termination _na_:
_efitana_ what number?