Language
name and locationː Axamb,
Malekula island, Vanuatu
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
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. |
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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