Language name and locationː Malo, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu [Refer to Ethnologue]
 语言名称和分布地区: 马洛语 (塔曼博语 Tamambo), 瓦努阿图圣埃斯皮里图岛南部

 

1. atea

21.  ŋalai rua ŋalai toluna atea *

2. arua

22.  ŋalai rua ŋalai toluna arua *

3. atolu

23.  ŋalai rua ŋalai toluna atolu *

4. aβati

24.  ŋalai rua ŋalai toluna aβati *

5. alima

25.  ŋalai rua ŋalai toluna alima *

6. aiono

26.  ŋalai rua ŋalai toluna aiono *

7. abitu

27.  ŋalai rua ŋalai toluna abitu *

8. aβʷalu

28.  ŋalai rua ŋalai toluna aβʷalu *

9. asuβʷa

29.  ŋalai rua ŋalai toluna asuβʷa *

10. saŋaβulu

30.  ŋalai tolu

11. saŋaβu ŋalai ruana atea  *

40.  ŋalai βati

12. saŋaβu ŋalai ruana arua *

50.  ŋalai lima

13. saŋaβu ŋalai ruana atolu *

60.  ŋalai iono

14. saŋaβu ŋalai ruana aβati *

70.  ŋalai bitu

15. saŋaβu ŋalai ruana alima *

80.  ŋalai βʷalu

16. saŋaβu ŋalai ruana aiono *

90.  ŋalai suaβʷa

17. saŋaβu ŋalai ruana abitu *

100. ŋalai saŋaβulu

18. saŋaβu ŋalai ruana aβʷalu *

200. ŋalai saŋaβulu βaxarua

19. saŋaβu ŋalai ruana asuβʷa *

1000. βaxa saŋaβulu

20. ŋalai rua

 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Dorothy Jauncey, Department of Linguistics,
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. April 30, 2013.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Dorothy Jauncey, 2013 年 4 月 30 日.

 

Other comments: Malo or Tamambo has a decimal system. Some of the numerals are similar to that of Polynesian languages, but the numerals from 11 to 19, 21 to 29 are
not in use, known only to 2 or 3 old people, English numbers used instead. There are alternative numerals from 11 to 19 as below;  this system originating from east Malo dialect, and known and used by same Tamambo speakers. 11. domana atea, 
12. domana arua, 13. domana atolu, 14. domana aβati, 15. domana alima, 16. domana aiono, 17. domana abitu, 18. domana aβʷalu, 19. domana asuβʷa.  Malo is spoken by about 4,000 speakers in north Malo island; some in Port Vila and Santo, Sanma province, Vanuatu.
Tamambo Phonemic Chartː
Consonants:

 

 Bilabial

Dental-alveolar

  re-palatal

  Velar

Stops

   b,   bʷ

    t,    d

  ɟ    

   k

Nasals

   m,  mʷ

          n

 

   ŋ

Fricatives

   β,  βʷ

    s

 

   x

Trill

 

         r

 

 

Lateral Approximant

        

         l

 

 

 

N. B. All voiced stops are pre-nasalized. Hence ᵐb, ᵐbʷ, ⁿd, ⁿɟ
Vowel phonemes are non-problematic, No long vowelsː

 

Front

Mid

Back

Close

    i

 

    u

Mid

    e

 

    o

Open

 

   a

 

 

Language name and locationː Malo, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu [Refer to Ethnologue]
 语言名称和分布地区: 马洛语 (塔曼博语Tamambo), 瓦努阿图圣埃斯皮里图岛南部

 

1. atea

21.  ŋalerua ŋaletoluna atea

2. arua

22.  ŋalerua ŋaletoluna arua

3. atolu

23.  ŋalerua ŋaletoluna atolu

4. aβati

24.  ŋalerua ŋaletoluna aβati

5. alima

25.  ŋalerua ŋaletoluna alima

6. aiona

26.  ŋalerua ŋaletoluna aiona

7. ambitu

27.  ŋalerua ŋaletoluna ambitu

8. awalu

28.  ŋalerua ŋaletoluna awalu

9. asua

29.  ŋalerua ŋaletoluna asua

10. asaŋaβulu

30.  ŋaletolu

11. asaŋaβulu indoma atea

40.  ŋaleβati

12. asaŋaβulu indoma arua

50.  ŋalelima

13. asaŋaβulu indoma atolu

60.  ŋaleiona

14. asaŋaβulu indoma aβati

70.  ŋalembitu

15. asaŋaβulu indoma alima

80.  ŋalewalu

16. asaŋaβulu indoma aiona

90.  ŋalesua

17. asaŋaβulu indoma ambitu

100. ŋalsaŋaβulu

18. asaŋaβulu indoma awalu

200. βaharua

19. asaŋaβulu indoma asua

1000. tariatea

20. ŋalerua

2000. tariarua

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Jeff Batcock,  SIL International, Vanuatu, March 16, 1998.
提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Jeff Batcock, 1998 年 3 月 16 日.

 

Other comments: Malo has a decimal system with some numerals are similar to that of some Polynesian languages. Malo is spoken by about 4,000 speakers in north Malo island; some in Port Vila and Santo, Sanma province, Vanuatu.

 

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