Language
name and locationː Nati,
Malekula, Vanuatu [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. isiʔ |
21. mwarlalaʔ isiʔ noʔoron isiʔ |
2. iru |
22. mwarlalaʔ isiʔ noʔoron iru |
3. ityl |
23. mwarlalaʔ isiʔ noʔoron ityl |
4. ivøs |
24. mwarlalaʔ isiʔ noʔoron ivøs |
5. ilim |
25. mwarlalaʔ isiʔ noʔoron ilim |
6. seusiʔ ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. mwarlalaʔ isiʔ noʔoron seusiʔ |
7. seuru ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. mwarlalaʔ isiʔ noʔoron seuru |
8. seutyl ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. mwarlalaʔ isiʔ noʔoron seutyl |
9. seuvei ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. mwarlalaʔ isiʔ noʔoron seuvei |
10. laŋavøl |
30. mwarlalaʔ isiʔ noʔoron laŋavøl |
11. laŋavøl nentumøn isiʔ |
40. mwarlalaʔ iru ( 20 x 2 ) |
12. laŋavøl nentumøn iru |
50. mwarlalaʔ iru noʔoron laŋavøl |
13. laŋavøl nentumøn ityl |
60. mwarlalaʔ ityl ( 20 x 3 ) |
14. laŋavøl nentumøn ivøs |
70. mwarlalaʔ ityl noʔoron laŋavøl |
15. laŋavøl nentumøn ilim |
80. mwarlalaʔ ivøs ( 20 x 4 ) |
16. laŋavøl nentumøn seusiʔ |
90. mwarlalaʔ ivøs noʔoron laŋavøl |
17. laŋavøl nentumøn seuru |
100. mwarlalaʔ ilim ( 20 x 5 ) |
18. laŋavøl nentumøn seutyl |
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19. laŋavøl nentumøn seuvei |
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20. mwarlalaʔ isiʔ |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Terry Crowley, Department of
linguistics, University of Waikato, New
Zealand. February 25, 1997 |
Other comments: Nati has a quinary /vigesimal system. 20 ''mwarlalaʔ isiʔ'' may be derived from ''one person''. Nāti (Naati, Nahati) is a nearly extinct Oceanic language of southwest Malekula, Vanuatu. |
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