Language name and locationː Axamb, Malekula island, Vanuatu [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区阿汉布语, 瓦努阿图马勒库拉岛南部离岸一个小岛

 

1. ŋa-jkai, ŋa-ikenene

21.  nrenhavui ŋa-jkenene ŋa-jkai

2. ŋa-ru

22.  nrenhavui ŋa-jkenene ŋa-ru

3. ŋa-rür

23.  nrenhavui ŋa-jkenene ŋa-rür 

4. ŋa-vaj

24.  nrenhavui ŋa-jkenene ŋa-vaj

5. ŋa-rëm

25.  nrenhavui ŋa-jkenene ŋa-rëm

6. ŋa-rëm-rëjkai  ( 5 + 1 )

26.  nrenhavui ŋa-jkenene ŋa-rëm-rëjkai

7. ŋa-rëm-rahru   ( 5 + 2 )

27.  nrenhavui ŋa-jkenene ŋa-rëm-rahru

8. ŋa-rëm-rahrür  ( 5 + 3 )

28.  nrenhavui ŋa-jkenene ŋa-rëm-rahrür

9. ŋa-rëm-rahpaj  ( 5 + 4 )

29.  nrenhavui ŋa-jkenene ŋa-rëm-rahpaj

10. ŋa-sŋavur

30.  nrenhavui ŋa-jkenene sŋavur (20+10)

11. ŋa-sŋavur ŋa-jkai / ŋa-jkenene

40.  nrenhavui ŋa-ru (20 x 2)

12. ŋa-sŋavur ŋa-ru

50.  nrenhavui ŋa-ru sŋavur (20 x 2+10)

13. ŋa-sŋavur ŋa-rür

60.  nrenhavui ŋa-rür  (20 x 3)

14. ŋa-sŋavur ŋa-vaj

70.  nrenhavui ŋa-rür sŋavur (20 x 3+10)

15. ŋa-sŋavur ŋa-rëm

80.  nrenhavui ŋa-vaj  (20 x 4)

16. ŋa-sŋavur ŋa-rëm-rëjkai 

90.  nrenhavui ŋa-vaj sŋavur (20 x 4+10)

17. ŋa-sŋavur ŋa-rëm-rahru

100. nrenhavui ŋa-rëm  (20 x 5) 

18. ŋa-sŋavur ŋa-rëm-rahrü

120. nrenhavui ŋa-rëm-rëjkai  (20 x 6)

19. ŋa-sŋavur ŋa-rëm-rahpaj

200. nrenhavui ŋa-sŋavur (20 x 10)

20. nrenhavui (ŋa-jkenene) (20 x 1)

300. to 1000. unknown

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Tihomir Rangelov, The Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany, July 16, 2021. Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Waikato, New Zealand. January 21, 2019.
供资料的语言学家: Dr. Tihomir Rangelov, 2019 年 1 月 21 日, 2021 年 7 月 16 日

 

Other comments: Axamb or Ahamb is an endangered language spoken on a small island off the southern coast of Malekula in Vanuatu. This language has a traditional quinary counting system before and the number for 20 actually could possibly be broken down into nren 'man' and havui, which is unclear, but could be related to vui 'good. However, all Ahamb speakers know well and use daily the numerals 1-5. Most speakers know the numerals 6-20 but they are rarely used. Numerals above 20 are only remembered by a few elderly speakers.

Note that the symbols [ë] is a schwa = IPA [ə], and [ü] corresponds to IPA [y], and

'j' stands for IPA [t͡ʃ].


 

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