Language name and locationː Paama, Paama Island, Vanuatu [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区帕阿马, 瓦努阿图帕阿马岛和附近岛屿

 

1. taːi

21.  hanu mau sav taːi

2. elu

22.  hanu mau sav elu

3. etel

23.  hanu mau sav etel

4. ehat

24.  hanu mau sav ehat

5. elim

25.  hanu mau sav elim

6. lahitaːi (5 + 1)

26.  hanu mau sav lahitaːi

7. laulu    (5 + 2)

27.  hanu mau sav laulu

8. lautel   (5 + 3)

28.  hanu mau sav lautel  

9. lauhat  (5 + 4)

29.  hanu mau sav lauhat

10. haːlualim (5 + 5)

30.  hanu mau sav haːlualim (20+10)

11. taːi dan taːi

40.  hanu mau elu (20 x 2)

12. taːi dan elu

50.  hanu mau elu sav haːlualim

13. taːi dan etel

60.  hanu mau etel (20 x 3)

14. taːi dan ehat

70.  hanu mau etel sav haːlualim

15. taːi dan elim

80.  hanu mau ehat (20 x 4)

16. taːi dan lahitaːi

90.  hanu mau ehat sav haːlualim

17. taːi dan laulu

100. hanu mau elim (20 x 5) / handet *

18. taːi dan lautel  

 

19. taːi dan lauhat

 

20. hanu mau (lit: 'one person')

 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Terry Crowley, Department of linguistics, University of Waitako, New Zealand. February 25, 1997.
提供资的语言家: Dr. Terry Crowley, 1997 年 2 月 25 日.

 

Other comments: Paama has a quinary system. The word for twenty 'hanu mau' derived from 'one person'. handet is a Bislama loanword. Paama is spoken by about 6,000 speakers in 1 village in Paama island, Malampa province, Vanuatu.


 

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