Language name and locationː Lewo, Epi island, Vanuatu [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. ta:ɡa |
21. lualima yam lua pa ta:ɡa |
2. lua |
22. lualima yam lua pa lua |
3. tɛlu |
23. lualima yam lua pa tɛlu |
4. βari |
24. lualima yam lua pa βari |
5. lima |
25. lualima yam lua pa lima |
6. orai ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. lualima yam lua pa orai |
7. olua ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. lualima yam lua pa olua |
8. orɛlu ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. lualima yam lua pa orɛlu |
9. oβari ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. lualima yam lua pa oβari |
10. lualima ( 5 + 5 ) |
30. lualima yam tɛlu |
11. lualima ta:ɡa pa ta:ɡa |
40. lualima yam βari |
12. lualima ta:ɡa pa lua |
50. lualima yam lima |
13. lualima ta:ɡa pa tɛlu |
60. lualima yam orai |
14. lualima ta:ɡa pa βari |
70. lualima yam olua |
15. lualima ta:ɡa pa lima |
80. lualima yam orɛlu |
16. lualima ta:ɡa pa orai |
90. lualima yam oβari |
17. lualima ta:ɡa pa olua |
100. ponotia ta:ɡa |
18. lualima ta:ɡa pa orɛlu |
200. ponotia lua |
19. lualima ta:ɡa pa oβari |
1000. manu ta:ɡa (< Polynesian ) |
20. lualima yam lua |
2000. manu lua |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Robert Early, Linguistics,
University of South
Pacific, Suva, Fiji,
October
10, 1996. |
Other comments: Lewo has a quinary counting system. the word for 'thousand' manu is a loanword from Polynesian language. Lewo is spoken by about 2,000 speakers in Varmali and Varsu regions, east Epi island, Shefa province, Vanuatu. |
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