Language
name and locationː Marino,
Maewo Island, Vanuatu
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. tewa |
21. sawul rua daŋwan tewa |
2. rua |
22. sawul rua daŋwan rua |
3. tolu |
23. sawul rua daŋwan tolu |
4. fati |
24. sawul rua daŋwan fati |
5. tafalima |
25. sawul rua daŋwan tafalima |
6. lafatea ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. sawul rua daŋwan lafatea |
7. lafarua ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. sawul rua daŋwan lafarua |
8. lafatolu ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. sawul rua daŋwan lafatolu |
9. lafati ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. sawul rua daŋwan lafati |
10. saŋwul |
30. sawul tolu |
11. sawul tewa daŋwan tewa |
40. sawul fati |
12. sawul tewa daŋwan rua |
50. sawul tafalima |
13. sawul tewa daŋwan tolu |
60. sawul lafatea |
14. sawul tewa daŋwan fati |
70. sawul lafarua |
15. sawul tewa daŋwan tafalima |
80. sawul lafatolu |
16. sawul tewa daŋwan lafatea |
90. sawul lafati |
17. sawul tewa daŋwan lafarua |
100. mwendol |
18. sawul tewa daŋwan lafatolu |
200. mwendol rua |
19. sawul tewa daŋwan lafati |
1000. tari |
20. sawul rua |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Dr.
Agnès Henri, LACITO-CNRS, Paris, France. April 9, 2012. |
Other comments: Sungwadia or called Marino or North Maewo before, has a traditional quinary counting system. However, numbers over 10 are not used very frequently now. Bislama numbers (borrowed from English are used most of the time. Marino is spoken by about 500 speakers in north Maewo island, Penama province, Vanuatu.
Sungwadia
Phonetic chart:
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