Language name and locationː Lenakel, Tanna Island, Vanuatu [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区莱纳克尔语, 瓦努阿图共和国塔纳岛中西部

 

1. karena

21.  twante wan

2. k-iu

22.  twante tu

3. kɨsil

23.  twante tri

4. kuvɨr

24.  twante fo

5. katilum

25.  twante faev

6. katilum karena ( 5 + 1 ) / sikis

26.  twante sikis

7. katilum kiu ( 5 + 2 ) / seven

27.  twante seven

8. katilum kɨsil ( 5 + 3 ) / eit

28.  twante eit

9. katilum kuvɨr ( 5 + 4 ) /naen

29.  twante naen

10. katilum katilum ( 5 + 5 ) / ten

30.  toti

11. katilum katilum karena

40.  foti

12. katilum katilum kiu

50.  fifti

13. katilum katilum kɨsil

60.  sikisti

14. katilum katilum kuvɨr

70.  seventi

15. katilum katilum katilum

80.  eiti

16. katilum katilum katilum karena

90.  naenti

17. katilum katilum katilum kiu

100. handred

18. katilum katilum katilum kɨsil

200. tu handred

19. katilum katilum katilum kuvɨr

1000. taosen

20. ieramim karena rɨka * / twante

2000. tu taosen

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. John Lynch, University of South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, July 3, 1998.
提供资的语言家: Prof. John Lynch, 1998 年 7 月 3 日

 

Other comments: Lenakel has a quinary counting system. There was a recorded phrase for 20 ''ieramim karena rɨka'', which might mean 'one person', but the original was uncertain. Nowadays, they Lenakel people used Bislama numbers after five. Lenalek is spoken by about 11,500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001) in west central Tanna, Tafea province, Vanuatu.


 

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