Language name and locationː Namakura, Efate island, Vanuatu [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. sikitek |
21. na-dualim-iru-na taʔaŋor sikitek |
2. iru |
22. na-dualim-iru-na taʔaŋor iru |
3. itol |
23. na-dualim-iru-na taʔaŋor itol |
4. ivat |
24. na-dualim-iru-na taʔaŋor ivat |
5. ilim |
25. na-dualim-iru-na taʔaŋor ilim |
6. lateh ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. na-dualim-iru-na taʔaŋor lateh |
7. laru ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. na-dualim-iru-na taʔaŋor laru |
8. latol ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. na-dualim-iru-na taʔaŋor latol |
9. lovet ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. na-dualim-iru-na taʔaŋor lovet |
10. dualima ( 5 + 5 ) |
30. na-dualim itol |
11. na-dualim-na taʔaŋor sikitek |
40. na-dualim ivat |
12. na-dualim-na taʔaŋor iru |
50. na-dualim ilim |
13. na-dualim-na taʔaŋor itol |
60. na-dualim lateh |
14. na-dualim-na taʔaŋor ivat |
70. na-dualim laru |
15. na-dualim-na taʔaŋor ilim |
80. na-dualim latol |
16. na-dualim-na taʔaŋor lateh |
90. na-dualim lovet |
17. na-dualim-na taʔaŋor laru |
100. na-ponati |
18. na-dualim-na taʔaŋor latol |
200. na-ponati iru |
19. na-dualim-na taʔaŋor lovet |
1000. na-man (from <Polynesian) |
20. na-dualim iru |
2000. na-man iru |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Wolfgang B. Sperlich, Department of linguistics,
University of Auckland,
New Zealand, February, 1997, June 10, 2013. |
Other comments: Namakura or Namakir has a quinary system. The word for 'thousand' man might be a loanword from Polynesian language. As for the numerals from 6 to 9, 'lateh' (5 + 1)', etc., I doubt the speakers perceive the numbers as such synchronically but etymologically of course that maybe be the case. The word 'man' might be from 'mano' a loanword from Polynesian as there are a number of Polynesian outlier languages in this area have this word for 'thousand'. Namakura is spoken by about 3,000 speakers in north Efate island, Shefa province, Vanuatu. |
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