Language name and locationː Asumboa, Solomon Islands [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区阿松博亚语, 所罗门群岛最东部之圣克鲁斯群岛之图普亚岛

 

1. saka /'sika 

21.  nyive iyu menea sako

2. iyu ~ yuw /ju/

22.  nyive iyu menea iyu

3. to /tou/

23.  nyive iyu menea to

4. sivia /'sivja /

24.  nyive iyu menea sivia

5. sini /'sini/

25.  nyive iyu menea sini

6. suo /'suo /

26.  nyive iyu menea suo

7. timbi /'timbi/

27.  nyive iyu menea timbi

8. taa /taː/

28.  nyive iyu menea taa

9. toju /'tond͡zu/

29.  nyive iyu menea toju

10. ngavi /ŋavi/

30.  nyive to

11. menea sako

40.  nyive sivia

12. menea iyu

50.  nyive sini

13. menea to

60.  nyive suo

14. menea sivia

70.  nyive timbi

15. menea sini

80.  nyive taa

16. menea suo

90.  nyive toju

17. menea timbi

100. vaja nɡani sako

18. menea taa

200. vaja nɡani iyu

19. menea toju

1000. vaja ulu sako

20. nyive iyu 

2000. vaja ulu iyu

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Brenda H. Boerger and Mr. Patterson Bagira, Solomon Islands Translation Advisory Group/SIL International, April 27, 1998.
Mr. Aslak Vaag Olesen, Graduate student, Faculty of Education and Arts, Scholl of Humanities and Social Sciences. linguistics, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, January 16, 2015.
提供资的语言家: Dr. Brenda H. Boerger and Mr. Patterson Bagira, 1998 年 4 月 27 日. Mr. Aslak Vaag Olesen, 2015 年 1 月 16 日.

 

Other comments: Asumboa (Asumbua or Asubuo) has a decimal system. Aumboa is a nearly extinct language spoken by about 10 speakers in Asumbuo village Utupua island, Temotu province, Solomon Islands. Aslak said that now the Aubuo people did not remember any higher numerals after ten. Perhaps they were lost as Solomon Pijin took over many aspects of daily communication.


 

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