Language
name and locationː Ninde,
Malekula, Vanuatu [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. sei |
2. ɣuo |
3. tɬ |
4. βes |
5. selme |
6. dumane sei ( 5 + 1 ) |
7. dumane ɣuo ( 5 + 2 ) |
8. dumane tɬ ( 5 + 3 ) |
9. dumane βes ( 5 + 4 ) |
10. laŋɡal |
11. used Bislama numerals now. |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Elizabeth Pearce and Dr. Emily Greenbank, |
Other comments: Ninde is spoken by about 1,000 speakers in the Villages of Labo, Lawa and Windua, Malekula Island, Vanuatu. Ninde has a traditional quinary-decimal counting system. However, people only remember the traditional numerals from one to ten now. Numbers one to ten are the only ones found in our data. Ray (1926: 302) gives an outline of constructing numbers up to 1,000. However, it should be noted that Ray's numerals one to ten differ from those elicited in our data. It's difficult to know whether this is due to a difference in transcription, or to a subsequent change in the pronunciation. Ray, Sidney Herbert (1926). A Comparative study of the Melanesian island languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
Language
name and locationː Ninde,
Malekula, Vanuatu [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. sey |
21. na daŋal xowo ni-nduma-ne sey |
2. xowo |
22. na daŋal xowo ni-nduma-ne xowo |
3. i-tl |
23. na daŋal xowo ni-nduma-ne tl |
4. i-βes |
24. na daŋal xowo ni-nduma-ne βɛs |
5. se-lme |
25. na daŋal xowo ni-nduma-ne selme |
6. tumusoi, ⁿdumosey ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. na daŋal xowo ni-nduma-ne mosey |
7. tumano-xʷo, ⁿdumana-xʷo ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. na daŋal xowo ni-nduma-ne manaxʷo |
8. tumana-tl, ⁿdumane-tl ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. na daŋal xowo ni-nduma-ne manetl |
9. tume-wes, ⁿdumane-βes ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. na daŋal xowo ni-nduma-ne maneβes |
10. daŋal |
30. na daŋal tl |
11. na daŋal sey ni-nduma-ne sey |
40. na daŋal βɛs |
12. na daŋal sey ni-nduma-ne xowo |
50. na daŋal se-lme |
13. na daŋal sey ni-nduma-ne tl |
60. na daŋal ⁿdumosey |
14. na daŋal sey ni-nduma-ne βɛs |
70. na daŋal ⁿdumana-xʷo |
15. na daŋal sey ni-nduma-ne se-lme |
80. na daŋal ⁿdumane-tl |
16. na daŋal sey ni-nduma-ne mosey |
90. na daŋal ⁿdumane-βes |
17. na daŋal sey ni-nduma-ne manaxʷo |
100. na daŋal daŋal ŋoxo na daŋal daŋal vesey ? |
18. na daŋal sey ni-nduma-ne manetl |
200. na daŋal daŋal ivahua ? |
19. na daŋal sey ni-nduma-ne manβes |
1000. na daŋal daŋal vepesey ? |
20. na daŋal xowo |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jean-Michel Carpentier, CNRS,
France,
November 1, 2004. |
Other comments: Labo or Ninde has a quinary-decimal system. Ninde is spoken by about 1,000 speakers in the Villages of Labo, Lawa and Windua, Malekula Island, Vanuatu. |
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