Language name and locationː Merei, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. esa |
21. ŋaβul-rua ta esa |
2. rua |
22. ŋaβul-rua ta rua |
3. tol(u) |
23. ŋaβul-rua ta tol |
4. βat(i) |
24. ŋaβul-rua ta βat |
5. l(i)ma |
25. ŋaβul-rua ta lma |
6. l(i)ma-raβo |
26. ŋaβul-rua ta lma-raβo |
7. raβa-rua |
27. ŋaβul-rua ta raβa-rua |
8. rap-tol(u) |
28. ŋaβul-rua ta rap-tol |
9. rai-tat |
29. ŋaβul-rua ta rai-tat |
10. saŋaβulu |
30. ŋaβul-tol(u) |
11. saŋaβulu ta esa |
40. ŋaβul-βat |
12. saŋaβulu ta rua |
50. ŋaβul-lma |
13. saŋaβulu ta tol(u) |
60. ŋaβul-lma-raβo |
14. saŋaβulu ta βat |
70. ŋaβul-raβa-rua |
15. saŋaβulu ta lma |
80. ŋaβul-rap-tol |
16. saŋaβulu ta lma-raβo |
90. ŋaβul-rai-tat |
17. saŋaβulu ta raβa-rua |
100. laβul (lit: 'many') |
18. saŋaβulu ta rap-tol |
200. laβul rua |
19. saŋaβulu ta rai-tat |
1000. βatu (lit: 'stone'), mil (< French ) |
20. ŋaβul-rua |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jeremiah Chung, SIL-International,
Vanuatu,
January 13, 2005. |
Other comments: Merei has a quinary system similar to that of Mavea. Merei is spoken by about 400 speakers in villages between Lape and Ora rivers north of Morouas, central Espiritu Santo island, Sanma province, Vanuatu. |
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