Language
name and locationː Babatana,
Solomon Islands
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. kəke |
21. karabete kəke |
2. kere |
22. karabete kere |
3. tulu |
23. karabete tulu |
4. vati |
24. karabete vati |
5. lima (lit: 'hand') |
25. karabete lima |
6. vɔnɔmɔ |
26. karabete vɔnɔmɔ |
7. vitu |
27. karabete vitu |
8. viu |
28. karabete viu |
9. zia |
29. karabete zia |
10. mano |
30. tulunənu |
11. mano kəke |
40. kere duki |
12. mano kere |
50. neᵑɡɔ |
13. mano tulu |
60. vɔnɔmnəlu / neᵑɡɔ mano ( 50 + 10 ) |
14. mano vati |
70. vitunəlu / neᵑɡɔ karabete ( 50 + 20 ) |
15. mano lima |
80. viunəlu / neᵑɡɔ tulunənu ( 50 + 30 ) |
16. mano vɔnɔmɔ |
90. zianəlu / neᵑɡɔ kereduki ( 50 + 40 ) |
17. mano vitu |
100. kəke vuᵐbi |
18. mano viu |
200. kere vuᵐbi |
19. mano zia |
1000. kəke mao |
20. karabete |
2000. kere mao |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Carl Gross, Translation
Consultant, United Bible Society-South Pacific, June 8, 1995. |
Other comments: Babatana or Mbambatana has a traditional counting system with particular formations for 40 to 90, similar to that of the Ririo language. Babatana is spoken by about 7,000 speakers in east Choiseul island, Choiseul province, Solomon Islands. |
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