Language name and locationː Caac, North province,New Caledonia [Ref to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 卡阿克语 (穆内彭语 Moenebeng), 新喀里多尼亚岛北部省

 

1. chec [ʃec] 

21. 

2. he ruu [he ruː] 

22. 

3. he cin [he cin] 

23.   

4. he pac [pac]

24.   

5. he nim

25. 

6. he niyec (5+1)

26. 

7. he nidu  (5+2)

27. 

8. he nijin  (5+3)  j=[ɟ] 

28. 

9. he nim pac (5+4)

29. 

10. phaidu[ pʰaidu ] ( litː 'two hands')

30.  he ye ãc phaidu

11. phaidu bwan he yec

40.  he ru ãc (lit: 'two persons')

12. phaidu bwan he ruu

50.  he ru ãc phaidu

13. phaidu bwan he cin

60.  he cin ãc  (lit: 'three persons')

14. phaidu bwan he pac

70.  he cin ãc phaidu

15. phaidu bwan he nim 

80.  he pac ãc (lit: 'four persons')

16. 

90.  he pac ãc phaidu  

17.

100. he nim ãc (lit: 'five persons')

18. 

 

19. 

 

20. he ye ãc  (lit: ''ãc =''person'')

 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Claire Moyse-Faurie, LACITO-CNRS, Paris, France, June 11, 2006. Sourceː K. J. Hollyman's field note.
提供资
的语言学家: Dr. Claire Moyse-Faurie, 2006 年 6 月 12 日

 

Other comments: Caac is a tonal Austronesian language. This is rare in the Austronesian language phylum. Caac has a traditional quinary /vigesimal counting system based on 'hands' and 'persons'. Nowadays, the Caac people may have used French numbers after five. Caac is spoken by about 1,100 speakers in east coast, Pouébo in North province,

New Caledonia.


 

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