Language name and location: Saipan Carolinian,
Mariana Islands
[Refer to Ethnologue] |
1. e-, a- |
21. ruweigh me eew |
2. ruwa– (or rúú-, ruu–, ruwo–, ruwe–) |
22. ruweigh me ruwoow |
3. ele– (or élé-, eli–, elú-) |
23. ruweigh me elew |
4. fáál |
24. ruweigh me fááw |
5. liim |
25. ruweigh me limaw |
6. ool |
26. ruweigh me olow |
7. fisú (or fisi–, fisu–) |
27. ruweigh me fisúw |
8. waal |
28. ruweigh me walúw |
9. tiiw |
29. ruweigh me tiiw |
10. seigh or heig |
30. eliigh |
11. heig—seigh me eew |
40. fááigh |
12. heig—seigh me ruwoow |
50. limeigh |
13. heig—seigh me elew |
60. oleigh |
14. heig—seigh me fááw |
70. fisiigh |
15. heig—seigh me limaw |
80. waliigh |
16. heig—seigh me olow |
90. tiweigh |
17. heig—seigh me fisúw |
100. ebwúghúw |
18. heig—seigh me walúw |
200. ruwabwúghúw |
19. heig—seigh me tiiw |
1000. engaras [eŋaras] |
20. ruweigh |
2000. ruwangaras |
Linguist providing data and dateː Miss
Vasiliki Vita, MA
Candidate SOAS, University of London, London, UK.,
Consultantː Mr. Justin Andrew.
June 10 |
Other comments: Saipan Carolinian has a decimal system with several sets of classifiers which used with different nouns. Other higher numerals: 100 ebwúghúw, 200 ruwabwúghúw, 300 elébwághúw, 400 faabwúghúw, 500 limabwúghúw, 600 olobwúghúw, 700 fisabwúghúw, 800 walabwúghúw, 900 tiwabwúghúw, 3.000 elengaras, 10.000 eghit , 20.000 ruwaghit, synonym ruweigh sangaras, 30.000 eleghit, synonym eliigh sangaras, 2.000.000 ruwosálil. Saipan Carolinian is spoken by about 2,500
speakers in Mariana Islands.
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