Language name and locationː Fortsenal, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. mo ese |
21. naβulrua rua mo ese |
2. mo rua |
22. naβulrua rua mo rua |
3. mo tolu |
23. naβulrua rua mo tolu |
4. mo βati |
24. naβulrua rua mo βati |
5. mo lima |
25. naβulrua rua mo lima |
6. limaraβe ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. naβulrua rua mo limaraβe |
7. raβrua ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. naβulrua rua mo raβrua |
8. raβtolu ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. naβulrua rua mo raβtolu |
9. ramβati ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. naβulrua rua mo ramβati |
10. sanaβulu |
30. naβultolu |
11. sanaβulu mo ese |
40. naβulβati |
12. sanaβulu mo rua |
50. naβullima |
13. sanaβulu mo tolu |
60. naβullimaraβe |
14. sanaβulu mo βati |
70. naβulraβrua |
15. sanaβulu mo lima |
80. naβulraβtolu |
16. sanaβulu mo limaraβe |
90. naβulramβati |
17. sanaβulu mo raβrua |
100. laβul |
18. sanaβulu mo raβtolu |
200. laβulrua |
19. sanaβulu mo ramβati |
1000. laβul βasanβulu, wan tasusen * |
20. naβulrua rua |
2000. laβul βa naβulrua |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Tom Ludvigson, Department
of Anthropology,
University of Auckland, New Zealand. January 17, 2005. |
Other comments: Fortsenal or Kial has a traditional quinary system. Note that the word for thousand 'wan tasusen' is a loanword from Bislama. Fortsenal is spoken by about 450 speakers in central Espiritu Santo island, Sanma province, Vanuatu. |
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