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Language name and locationː Sikaiana, Solomon Islands [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. tahi |
21. luahui ma tahi |
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2. lua, siaoa |
22. luahui ma lua |
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3. tolu |
23. luahui ma tolu |
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4. ha * |
24. luahui ma ha |
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5. lima |
25. luahui ma lima |
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6. ono |
26. luahui ma ono |
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7. hitu |
27. luahui ma hitu |
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8. valu |
28. luahui ma valu |
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9. sivo |
29. luahui ma sivo |
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10. sehui |
30. tonnuhui |
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11. sehui ma tahi |
40. hannahui |
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12. sehui ma lua |
50. limanahui |
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13. sehui ma tolu |
60. ononahui / onnahui ** |
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14. sehui ma ha |
70. hitunohui |
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15. sehui ma lima |
80. vannahui |
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16. sehui ma ono |
90. sivanahui |
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17. sehui ma hitu |
100. kaatoa, lau |
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18. sehui ma valu |
200. luaka:toa, lualua |
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19. sehui ma sivo |
1000. mano |
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20. luahui |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. William W. Donner, Department of
Anthropology, Kutztown University, USA, October 提供资料的语言学家: Dr. William W. Donner, 1995 年 10 月 26 日, 2013 年 4 月 18 日 |
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Other comments: Sikaiana has a decimal system. Sikaiana numbers are often followed by the object which is being counted: siaoa i te haahaa 'two taro'. The counting system, especially in exponential powers of ten, varies depending upon the item being counted. The classes of items are: (1) birds, coconuts, taro, fruits, dollars; (2) puddings, mats, years; (3) fish; (4) fathoms; and (5) humans. Most younger speakers do not follow these distinctions, instead using the counting system in the first column for all objects, or simply use English terms.
birds, coconuts, money, mats, pudding, years, fish length humans
1 tahi tahi tahi seloha hokotahi 2 lua/siaoa lua lua lohalua tokalua 3 tolu tolu tolu lohatolu tokatolu 4 haa haa haa lohahaa tokahaa 5 lima lima lima lohalima tokalima 6 ono ono ono lohaono tokaono 7 hitu hitu hitu lohahitu tokahitu 8 valu valu valu lohavalu tokavalu 9 sivo sivo sivo lohasivo tokasivo 10 sehui kaatoa kaatoa sekumi kaatoa 20 luahui kaulua matalua luakumi tinolua 30 tonnuhui kautolu matatolu tolukumi tinotolu 40 hannahui kauhaa matahaa haakumi tinohaa 50 limanahui kaulima matalima limakumi tinolima 60 onnahui kauono mataono onokumi tinoono 70 hitunohui kauhitu matahitu hitukumi tinohitu 80 vannahui kauvalu matavalu valukumi tinovalu 90 sivanahui kausivo matasivo sivokumi tinosivo 100 kaatoa lau lau lau lau 200 luakaatoa lualau lualau lualau lualau 1000 mano simata simata 10,000 ahe
Note that four is probably best represented as haa with a second vowel. My records are onnahui for 60 but it is very likely that they would contract an unstressed vowel so ononahui could be a more formal, slower speech. I am sorry but I have limited contact with the language for 20 years. Sikaiana is spoken by about 730 speakers in Sikaiana atoll, Malaita province, Solomon Islands. |
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