Language
name and locationː Avava,
Maleku, Vanuatu [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. sapm |
21. ŋa iru druman sapm |
2. iru |
22. ŋa iru druman iru |
3. itl |
23. ŋa iru druman itl |
4. iβat |
24. ŋa iru druman iβat |
5. ilim |
25. ŋa iru druman ilim |
6. sout ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. ŋa iru druman sout |
7. souru ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. ŋa iru druman souru |
8. setl ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. ŋa iru druman setl |
9. saβat ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. ŋa iru druman saβat |
10. laŋal |
30. ŋa itl |
11. laŋal druman sapm |
40. ŋa iβat |
12. laŋal druman iru |
50. ŋa ilim |
13. laŋal druman itl |
60. ŋa sout |
14. laŋal druman iβat |
70. ŋa souru |
15. laŋal druman ilim |
80. ŋa setl |
16. laŋal druman sout |
90. ŋa saβat |
17. laŋal druman souru |
100. aŋat |
18. laŋal druman setl |
200. aŋat iru |
19. laŋal druman saβat |
1000. atar |
20. ŋa iru |
2000. atar |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Terry Crowley, Department of
linguistics, University of Waikato, New
Zealand. May 13, 2006.
The above data was
sent to me
by Prof. John Lynch, the University of South Pacific, Fiji. |
Other comments: Katbol or Avava has a quinary system. Avara is spoken by about 700 speakers in Khatbol, Taremp, Tembimbi, and Tisvel villages in central Malekula island, Malampa province, Vanuatu. |
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