Language
name and locationː Fanbak,
Ambrym Island, Vanuatu
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. hol |
21. wiŋil a go hol / wiŋil a were hol |
2. lo |
22. wiŋil a go lo / wiŋil a were lo |
3. siel |
23. wiŋil a go siel / wiŋil a were siel |
4. yaːr |
24. |
5. lim |
25. |
6. melebsie ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. |
7. meleblo ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. |
8. melebsiel ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. |
9. melefyaːr ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. |
10. seŋail |
30. wiŋil mwee siel |
11. seŋail van hol |
40. wiŋil mwee yaːr |
12. seŋail van lo |
50. wiŋil mwee lim |
13. seŋail van siel |
60. wiŋil mwee melebsie |
14. seŋail van yaːr |
70. wiŋil mwee meleblo |
15. seŋail van lim |
80. wiŋil mwee melebsiel |
16. seŋail van melebsie |
90. wiŋil mwee melefyaːr |
17. seŋail van meleblo |
|
18. seŋail van melebsiel |
|
19. seŋail van melefyaːr |
|
20. wiŋil wotlo / wiŋil mwee lo |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr.
Michael Franjieh, Research Fellow, University
of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, United Kingdom,
November 6, 2019. |
Other comments: Fanbak or Fanbyak has a quinary system similar to that of Lonwolwol. Fanbak is a nearly extinct languages with 95 speakers (2015 M. Franjieh). Ethnic population: 190 (2015 M. Franjieh), spoken in Faramsu, Ranvetlam, and Konkon villages, North Ambrym island, Malampa province, Vanuatu. |
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