Language name and locationː Dobel, Maluku province, Indonesia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 多贝尔语, 印度尼西亚马鲁古省东南部阿鲁群岛

1. ʔe'tu, ye *

21.  ʔu'raɸi ro na ye

2. ro

22.  ʔu'raɸi ro na ro

3. lay

23.  ʔu'raɸi ro na lay

4. ʔawa

24.  ʔu'raɸi ro na ʔawa

5. 'lima

25.  ʔu'raɸi ro na lima

6. 'dubu

26.  ʔu'raɸi ro na 'dubu

7. dubu'yam  (litː '6+1')

27.  ʔu'raɸi ro na dubu'yam

8. ʔa'ro  (litː 'four two=2 x 4')

28.  ʔu'raɸi ro na ʔa'ro

9. 'yera 

29.  ʔu'raɸi ro na 'yera 

10. wur

30.  ʔu'raɸi lay

11. wur na ye

40.  ʔu'raɸi ʔawa

12. wur na ro

50.  ʔu'raɸi lima

13. wur na lay

60.  ʔu'raɸi 'dubu

14. wur na ʔawa

70.  ʔu'raɸi dubu'yam

15. wur na 'lima

80.  ʔu'raɸi ʔa'ro

16. wur na 'dubu

90.  ʔu'raɸi 'yera 

17. wur na dubu'yam

100. ratu ye

18. wur na ʔa'ro

200. ratu ro 

19. wur na 'yera 

1000. riɸun ye / ribu ye *

20. ʔu'raɸi ro

2000. riɸun ro / ribu ro *

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Jock Hughes, SIL International, January 13, 1994, January 8, 2009.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Jock Hughes, 1994 年 1 月 13 日. 2009 年 1 月 8 日.

Other comments: Dobel is spoken by approximately 6,000 speakers in Kobror island and southeast Wokam island, Aru islands, Maluku province, Indonesia. Dobel has a decimal system with special substructure for 8 which is formed by 'four two'. The number four is 'ʔawa' but it has been reduced in the word for eight ʔa'ro. All the Aru languages have this form for eight – compare Kola 2. 'rua', 4. 'kafa' and 8. 'kafa'rua' which are all cognate with the Dobel numerals. This also works for Manombai and West Tarangan, and the other Aru languages. There second form for thousand ribu is a loanword from Malay.