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

语言名称和分布地区: 胡奥卢语, 印度尼西亚马鲁古群岛塞兰岛北部

1. esa

21.  hutu hua eha esa / futu hua eha esa

2. hua

22.  hutu hua eha hua / futu hua eha hua

3. tolu

23.  hutu hua eha tolu / futu hua eha tolu

4. hate

24.  hutu hua eha hate / futu hua eha hate

5. lima

25.  hutu hua eha lima / futu hua eha lima 

6. nome

26.  hutu hua eha nome /futu hua eha nome

7. hitu

27.  hutu hua eha hitu / futu hua eha hitu 

8. walu

28.  hutu hua eha walu /futu hua eha walu 

9. siwa

29.  hutu hua eha siwa /futu hua eha siwa

10. hutusa

30.  hutu tolu / futu tolu

11. hutusa eha esa

40.  hutu hate / futu hate

12. hutusa eha hua

50.  hutu lima /futu lima

13. hutusa eha tolu

60.  hutu nome / futu nome

14. hutusa eha hate

70.  hutu hitu / futu hitu

15. hutusa eha lima

80.  hutu walu / futu walu

16. hutusa eha nome

90.  hutu siwa / futu siwa

17. hutusa eha hitu

100. utuna

18. hutusa eha walu

200. utuni hua

19. hutusa eha siwa

1000. usati / usati esa   

20. hutu hua / futu hua

2000. usati hua

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Bob S. Clark, NTM, Asia-Pacific, November 26, 2013.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Bob S. Clark, 2013 年 11 月 26 日.

Other comments: Huaulu has a decimal system. The word for ‘10’ hutusa, is a contraction of hutu and esa, or ‘one (unit of) ten.’ There are no loan words, though the word for ‘5’ is the same as the national language and a great deal of other Austronesian languages. Any occurrence of hutu can alternately be pronounced futu, with no change in meaning. I don’t have a phonetic chart to send you, but the phonetics in this language are quite straightforward. The only relevant phonetic fact for this data is that the letter written ‘f’ is actually pronounced as a ‘p fricative.’ As may be obvious, the word ‘eha’ is equivalent to ‘plus’ in English. Huaulu is an endangered language only spoken by approximately 300 speakers in 10 villages on north Seram island, Salemen bay, south end near Opin town, Maluku Tengah regency, Maluku province, Indonesia.