Language
name and locationː Sakao,
Espiritu
Santo, Vanuatu
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. te |
21. mɣœl te ru van tetkyn |
2. ru |
22. mɣœl te ru van ru |
3. tœl |
23. mɣœl te ru van ðœl |
4. iɛð |
24. mɣœl te ru van iɛð |
5. køløn or løn |
25. mɣœl te ru van løn |
6. lønra ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. mɣœl te ru van lønra |
7. kɑru ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. mɣœl te ru van løn rairu |
8. ratœl ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. mɣœl te ru van løn raitœl |
9. rɛpɛð ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. mɣœl te ru van løn raipɛð |
10. sacøl or mɣœl tei |
30. mɣœl ðœl |
11. mɣœl te van tetkyn |
40. mɣœl iɛð |
12. mɣœl te van ru |
50. mɣœl løn |
13. mɣœl te van ðœl |
60. mɣœl lønra |
14. mɣœl te van iɛð |
70. mɣœl løn rairu |
15. mɣœl te van løn |
80. mɣœl løn raitœl |
16. mɣœl te van lønra |
90. mɣœl løn raipɛð |
17. mɣœl te van løn rairu |
100. mtɛr, 200. mtɛr ða ru, 1000. mɛn |
18. mɣœl te van løn raitœl |
2000. mɛn ða ru, 10,000. mɛn ɣœl tei |
19. mɣœl te van løn raipɛð |
1,000,000. mɛriøl |
20. mɣœl te ru |
1,000,000,000. mnɒn |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr.
Miriam Meyerhoff,
Professor
of Linguistics, All Souls College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
From the Nkep Dictionary, checked and approved by a team of ten native
speakers in Hog Harbour / Vüthiev, Santo, Vanuatu. July 20, 2022. |
Other comments: The Nkep dialect of Sakao has a quinary system of counting. Sakao or Nkep is spoken by about 2,000 speakers in northeast Espiritu Santo island Sanma province, Vanuatu. |
Language
name and locationː Sakao,
Espiritu
Santo, Vanuatu
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. tetkyn |
21. mœɣœlru βan tetkyn |
2. ru |
22. mœɣœlru βan ru |
3. ðœl |
23. mœɣœlru βan ðœl |
4. iɛð |
24. mœɣœlru βan iɛð |
5. løn |
25. mœɣœlru βan løn |
6. lønara ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. mœɣœlru βan lønara |
7. lønɛrɛru ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. mœɣœlru βan lønɛrɛru |
8. lønɛrɛðœl ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. mœɣœlru βan lønɛrɛðœl |
9. lønɛrɛpɛð ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. mœɣœlru βan lønɛrɛpɛð |
10. mœɣœlte |
30. mœɣœlðœl |
11. mœɣœlte βan tetkyn |
40. mœɣœliɛð |
12. mœɣœlte βan ru |
50. mœɣœløn |
13. mœɣœlte βan ðœl |
60. mœɣœlønara |
14. mœɣœlte βan iɛð |
70. mœɣœlønɛrɛru |
15. mœɣœlte βan løn |
80. mœɣœlønɛrɛðœl |
16. mœɣœlte βan lønara |
90. mœɣœlønɛrɛpɛð |
17. mœɣœlte βan lønɛrɛru |
100. meter |
18. mœɣœlte βan lønɛrɛðœl |
200. meter daru |
19. mœɣœlte βan lønɛrɛpɛð |
1000. mœn |
20. mœɣœlru |
2000. mœn daru |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jacques B. M. Guy,
Department of Linguistics,
Australia National University, Canberra, Australia,
February 20, 1997. |
Other comments: Sakao has a quinary system of counting. Sakao or N’kep is spoken by about 2,000 speakers in northeast Espiritu Santo island Sanma province, Vanuatu. |
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