Language
name and locationː Mwotlap,
Banks islands, Vanuatu [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. βi-tiwaɣ |
21. sɔŋwul jʊ nanᵑmʷɛ βi-tiwaɣ |
2. βʊ-jʊ |
22. sɔŋwul jʊ nanᵑmʷɛ βʊ-jʊ |
3. βɪ-tɪl |
23. sɔŋwul jʊ nanᵑmʷɛ βɪ-tɪl |
4. βɪ-βɛt |
24. sɔŋwul jʊ nanᵑmʷɛ βɪ-βɛt |
5. tɪβɪlɪm |
25. sɔŋwul jʊ nanᵑmʷɛ tɪβɪlɪm |
6. lɛβɛtɛ ( 5 + 1) |
26. sɔŋwul jʊ nanᵑmʷɛ lɛβɛtɛ |
7. liβijʊ ( 5 + 2) |
27. sɔŋwul jʊ nanᵑmʷɛ liβijʊ |
8. lɛβɛtɪl ( 5 + 3) |
28. sɔŋwul jʊ nanᵑmʷɛ lɛβɛtɪl |
9. lɛβɛβɛt ( 5 + 4) |
29. sɔŋwul jʊ nanᵑmʷɛ lɛβɛβɛt |
10. sɔŋwul (tiwaɣ) |
30. sɔŋwul tɪl |
11. sɔŋwul (tiwaɣ) nanᵑmʷɛ βi-tiwaɣ |
40. sɔŋwul βɛt |
12. sɔŋwul (tiwaɣ) nanᵑmʷɛ βʊ-jʊ |
50. sɔŋwul tɪβɪlɪm |
13. sɔŋwul (tiwaɣ) nanᵑmʷɛ βɪ-tɪl |
60. sɔŋwul lɛβɛtɛ |
14. sɔŋwul (tiwaɣ) nanᵑmʷɛ βɪ-βɛt |
70. sɔŋwul liβijʊ |
15. sɔŋwul (tiwaɣ) nanᵑmʷɛ tɪβɪlɪm |
80. sɔŋwul lɛβɛtɪl |
16. sɔŋwul (tiwaɣ) nanᵑmʷɛ lɛβɛtɛ |
90. sɔŋwul lɛβɛβɛt |
17. sɔŋwul (tiwaɣ) nanᵑmʷɛ liβijʊ |
100. ᵑmʷɛlⁿdɪl (βaɣ-tiwaɣ) |
18. sɔŋwul (tiwaɣ) nanᵑmʷɛ lɛβɛtɪl |
200. ᵑmʷɛlⁿdɪl βaɣ-jʊ |
19. sɔŋwul (tiwaɣ) nanᵑmʷɛ lɛβɛβɛt |
1000. tɛj (βaɣ-tiwaɣ) |
20. sɔŋwul jʊ |
2000. tɛj βaɣ-jʊ |
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: Mwotlap or Motlav has a quinary, decimal system similar that of Mota. Mwotlap is spoken by about 2,100 speakers in Mota Lava (Saddle) island, Banks Islands, Torba province, Vanuatu. |
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