Language
name and locationː Bughotu,
Solomon Islands
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. sikei |
21. tutuɣu sikei |
2. rua |
22. tutuɣu rua |
3. tolu |
23. tutuɣu tolu |
4. vati |
24. tutuɣu vati |
5. lima |
25. tutuɣu lima |
6. ono |
26. tutuɣu ono |
7. vitu |
27. tutuɣu vitu |
8. alu |
28. tutuɣu alu |
9. hia |
29. tutuɣu hia |
10. salaɣe |
30. tolu haŋavulu |
11. salaɣe sikei |
40. rua tutuɣu (litː 'two scores') |
12. salaɣe rua |
50. lima haŋavulu |
13. salaɣe tolu |
60. tolu tutuɣu (litː 'three scores') |
14. salaɣe vati |
70. vitu haŋavulu |
15. salaɣe lima |
80. vati tutuɣu (litː 'four scores') |
16. salaɣe ono |
90. hia haŋavulu |
17. salaɣe vitu |
100. sina haðaŋatu |
18. salaɣe alu |
200. rua haðaŋatu, 1000. toɣa, 10,000. mola |
19. salaɣe hia |
100,000. feferi, 1,000,000. vuthera |
20. tutuɣu (litː 'a score') |
10,000,000. vatheɣila |
Linguist providing data and dateː
Mr. John Bruner,
Solomon Islands
Translation Advisory Group / SIL International, April 2,
1998, March 15, 2011. |
Other comments: The Bugotu or Bughotu numeral system is based on a decimal system and is similar to many Oceanic languages. Bugotu historically has separate lexical items for hundred, thousand, ten thousand 'mola', hundred thousand 'feferi', million 'vuthera' and ten million 'vatheɣila'. People no longer use the numerals over thousand (toɣa) however and instead use the Pijin numerals. Bugotu is spoken by about 4,000 speakers in southeast end of Santa Isabel island, Isabel province, Solomon Islands. |
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