Language
name and locationː Mwerlap, Banks Islands,
Vanuatu [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. tuwɛl |
21. sæŋavul rʊ demwei tuwɛi |
2. irʊ |
22. sæŋavul rʊ demwei irʊ |
3. itʊl |
23. sæŋavul rʊ demwei itʊl |
4. ivɛt |
24. sæŋavul rʊ demwei ivɛt |
5. tavalam |
25. sæŋavul rʊ demwei tavalam |
6. livitɛa ( 5 + 1) |
26. sæŋavul rʊ demwei livitɛa |
7. levearo ( 5 + 2) |
27. sæŋavul rʊ demwei levearo |
8. levæatʊl ( 5 + 3) |
28. sæŋavul rʊ demwei levæatʊl |
9. leffɛt ( 5 + 4) |
29. sæŋavul rʊ demwei leffɛt |
10. sæŋavul |
30. sæŋavul tʊl |
11. sæŋavul tuwal demwei tuwɛi |
40. sæŋavul ivɛt |
12. sæŋavul tuwal demwei irʊ |
50. sæŋavul tavalam |
13. sæŋavul tuwal demwei itʊl |
60. sæŋavul livitɛa |
14. sæŋavul tuwal demwei ivɛt |
70. sæŋavul levearo |
15. sæŋavul tuwal demwei tavalam |
80. sæŋavul levæatʊl |
16. sæŋavul tuwal demwei livitɛa |
90. sæŋavul leffɛt |
17. sæŋavul tuwal demwei levearo |
100. meldol |
18. sæŋavul tuwal demwei levæatʊl |
200. meldol vaɡarua |
19. sæŋavul tuwal demwei leffɛt |
1000. tar |
20. sæŋavul rʊ |
2000. tar vaɡarua |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Alexandre
François, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France /
Department of
Linguistics, Australian National
University, Australia. December 8,
2004. |
Other comments: Mwerlap or Merlav has a quinary / decimal numeral system. Mwerlap is spoken aby about 2,100 speakers in Mota Lava (Saddle) island, Banks Islands group, Torba province, Vanuatu. |
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