Language name and locationː Ontong Java, Solomon Islands [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区翁通爪哇 (安吉亚语 Luanguia), 所罗门群岛北部之翁通爪哇环礁

 

1. kokahi

21. kipu lua ma kahi

2. elua

22. kipu lua ma lua

3. ekolu

23. kipu lua ma kolu

4. eha

24. kipu lua ma ha

5. elima

25. kipu lua ma lima

6. eono

26. kipu lua ma ono

7. ehiku

27. kipu lua ma hiku

8. evalu

28. kipu lua ma valu

9. esivo

29. kipu lua ma sivo

10. sehui    

30. kipu kolu

11. sehui ma kahi

40. kipu ha

12. sehui ma lua

50. kipu lima

13. sehui ma kolu

60. kipu ono

14. sehui ma ha

70. kipu hiku

15. sehui ma lima

80. kipu valu

16. sehui ma ono

90. kipu sivo

17. sehui ma hiku

100. hui kalau

18. sehui ma valu

200. lua hui kalau

19. sehui ma sivo

1000. simaka, simaka hokahi

20. kipu lua

2000. lua simaka, 100,000. kemano*

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Carl Gross (UBS-South Pacific), 1996. Data complied by Mr. & Mrs. Dave & Pam Gentry through Mr. James Ashley (SIL-International), April 28, 2014.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Carl Gross, 1996年; Mr. & Mrs. Dave & Pam Gentry through Mr. James Ashley, 2014 年 4 月 28 日

 

Other comments: Luanguia or Ontong Java has a decimal system similar to that of Nukumanu. There are different sets of numbers used to count numerals, things and people:

 

         Numerals           Things                People

 

       1   kahi                hokahi                hokotahi

       2   lua                  siaoa                  ko'olua

       3   kolu                kolu                   ko'okolu

       4   ha                   ehaa                   koahaa

       5   lima                elima                  koalima

       6   ono                 eono                  koaono

       7   hiku                ehiku                 koahiku

       8   valu                evalu                  koavalu

       9   sivo                 esivo                  koasivo

     10   sehui               sehui     

              

Note that the word 'kemano' is used to qualify very large numbers of coconuts, collected for making copra.  2,370 (1999 SIL). Ontong Java is spoken by about 2,300 speakers in Luangiua atoll, Malaita province, Solomon Islands.


 

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