Language
name and locationː Sa, Raga
Island, Vanuatu [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. sʏ |
21. nʏl sʏ aɪ sʏ |
2. bɛ=rʏ |
22. nʏl bɛrʏ aɪ bɛrʏ |
3. bɛ=tɪl |
23. nʏl bɛrʏ aɪ bɛtɪl |
4. bɛ=ɪt |
24. nʏl bɛrʏ aɪ bɛɪt |
5. bɛ=lim |
25. nʏl bɛrʏ aɪ bɛlim |
6. bɛ=lit͡ʃia ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. nʏl bɛrʏ aɪ bɛlit͡ʃia |
7. bɛ=lɪurʏ ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. nʏl bɛrʏ aɪ bɛlɪuru |
8. bɛ=lɪtɪl ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. nʏl bɛrʏ aɪ bɛlɪtɪl |
9. bɛ=liapat ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. nʏl bɛrʏ aɪ bɛliapat |
10. sʏŋʏl / nʏl sʏ |
30. nʏl bɛtil |
11. nʏl sʏ aɪ bɛsʏ |
40. nʏl bɛɪt |
12. nʏl sʏ aɪ bɛrʏ |
50. nʏl bɛlim |
13. nʏl sʏ aɪ bɛtɪl |
60. nʏl bɛlit͡ʃia |
14. nʏl sʏ aɪ bɛɪt |
70. nʏl bɛliuru |
15. nʏl sʏ aɪ bɛlim |
80. nʏl bɛlɪtɪl |
16. nʏl sʏ aɪ bɛlit͡ʃia |
90. nʏl bɛliapat |
17. nʏl sʏ aɪ bɛlɪurʏ |
100. nʏl sʏŋʏl sʏ / muruban [ɛn sʏ] |
18. nʏl sʏ aɪ bɛlɪtɪl |
200. muruban [ɛn] bɛrʏ |
19. nʏl sʏ aɪ bɛliapat |
1000. mamtar [ɛn sʏ] |
20. nʏl bɛrʏ |
2000. mantar [ɛn] bɛrʏ |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Andrew Gray, the author of
the bookː The Languages of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu.
January 28, 2015. Click to see
Website
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Other comments: Sa has a quinary system. There are substantial (through fairly regular) differences between Sa dialects. There are in the most widely spoken Western dialect. Words for ''hundred'' and ''thousand'' are not widely used and usage is uncertain; some sources use muruban as ''thousand'' not ''hundred''. Sa is spoken by about 4,000 speakers in south Raga island, Penama province, Vanuatu. |
Language
name and locationː Sa, Raga
Island, Vanuatu [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. be-su |
21. nul beru su / nul beru ai besu |
2. be-ru |
22. nul beru ru / nul beru ai beru |
3. be-til |
23. nul beru til / nul beru ai betil |
4. be-it |
24. nul beru it / nul beru ai beit |
5. be-lim |
25. nul beru lim / nul beru ai belim |
6. be-lit͡ʃia ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. nul beru belit͡ʃia / nul beru ai belit͡ʃia |
7. be-liuru ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. nul beru beliuru / nul beru ai beliuru |
8. be-litil ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. nul beru belitil / nul beru ai belitil |
9. be-liapat ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. nul beru beliapat / nul beru ai beliapat |
10. suŋul |
30. nul betil |
11. besu muwen ran / nul su ai besu |
40. nul beit |
12. beru muwen ran / nul su ai beru |
50. nul belim |
13. betil muwen ran / nul su ai betil |
60. nul belit͡ʃia |
14. beit muwen ran / nul su ai beit |
70. nul beliuru |
15. belim muwen ran / nul su ai belim |
80. nul belitil |
16. belit͡ʃia m. ran / nul su ai belit͡ʃia |
90. nul beliapat |
17. beliuru m. ran / nul su ai beliuru |
100. nul suŋul su |
18. belitil m. ran / nul su ai belitil |
200. nul suŋul beru |
19. beliapat m. ran / nul su ai beliapat |
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20. nul beru |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Murray Garde, Department of
Linguistics, University of
Melbourne, Australia. January
20,
2005. |
Other comments: Sa has a quinary system with two sets of compound numbers. Sa is spoken by about 4,000 speakers in south Raga island, Penama province, Vanuatu. |
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