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Originally Posted by Nagoyankee
No one even knows what part of the word ふたり is the reading of the 二 or the 人.
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If you want to be consistent, I think it should be 二(ふ)人(たり) as たり is the counter for people. I understand one た is dropped, so it could belong to either ふた or たり.
In any case, if we keep on counting....
三人 みったり
四人 よったり
五人 いつたり
二十人 はたたり