Language name and locationː Lelepa, Lelepa Island, Vanuatu [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区莱莱帕, 瓦努阿图埃菲特岛西部之莱莱帕岛

 

1. skei / Skimau

21. ralma rua atmat skei 

2. rua

22. ralma rua atmat rua

3. tolu

23. ralma rua atmat tolu

4. pati / fati

24. ralma rua atmat pati

5. lima

25. ralma rua atmat lima

6. latsa  ( 5 + 1 )

26. ralma rua atmat latsa

7. larua  ( 5 + 2 )

27. ralma rua atmat larua

8. latolu ( 5 + 3 )

28. ralma rua atmat latolu 

9. lfet     ( 5 + 4 )

29. ralma rua atmat lfet

10. ralma skei ( 5 + 5 )

30. ralma tolu

11. ralma skei atmat skei 

40. ralma pati

12. ralma skei atmat rua

50. ralma lima

13. ralma skei atmat tolu

60. ralma latsa

14. ralma skei atmat pati

70. ralma larua 

15. ralma skei atmat lima

80. ralma latolu

16. ralma skei atmat latsa

90. ralma lfet 

17. ralma skei atmat larua

100. pʷontia skei 

18. ralma skei atmat latolu 

200. pʷontia rua  

19. ralma skei atmat lfet

1000. maanu skei

20. ralma rua

2000. maanu rua

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Sebastien Lacrampe, Department of linguistics, School of Culture, History and Language, Australian National University, ACT 0200, Australia.
Reference source: April 2014, Sébastaien Lacrampe, Lelepa, "Topics in the Grammar of
a Vanuatu Language" ,
PhD thesis, Australian National University, Canberra.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Sébastien Lacrampe

 

Other comments: Lelepa has a quinary system. However, while the counting system can express high numbers, speakers ten to use Bislama numbers when expressing quantities or ordering over ten. Lelepa people are schooled in either English or French and are not formerly taught the Lelepa counting system. Lelepa is spoken by about 500 speakers in Lelepa island, west Efate island, Shefa province, Vanuatu.


 

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