Language name and location: Tanapag, Saipan Island, FSM
[Refer to Ethnologue] |
1. eet [eːt], éét [ɶːt] |
21. ruweiɡ me eew |
2. rúúw [rɯːw] |
22. ruweiɡ me ruwoow |
3. eel [eːl] |
23. ruweiɡ me eluuw |
4. fáán [fæːn] |
24. ruweiɡ me faaw |
5. liim [liːm] |
25. ruweiɡ me limoow |
6. oon [oːn] |
26. ruweiɡ me onoow |
7. fiis [fiːs], fúús [fɯːs] |
27. ruweiɡ me fisuuw |
8. waal [waːl], waan [waːn] |
28. ruweiɡ me waluuw |
9. tiiw [tiːw] |
29. ruweiɡ me tiwoow |
10. heiɡ [heiɡ] |
30. ellig [eliːɡ] |
11. heiɡ me eew [heiɡ me e-uwa] |
40. fááɡ [fæːiɡ] |
12. heiɡ me ruwoow [heiɡ me rɯːw-uwa] |
50. limeiɡ [limeiɡ] |
13. heiɡ me elluw [heiɡ me ele-/ili-uwa] |
60. oneiɡ [oneiɡ] |
14. heiɡ me faaw |
70. fisiiɡ [fisiːɡ] |
15. heiɡ me limoow |
80. waliiɡ [waliːɡ] |
16. heiɡ me onoow |
90. tiweiɡ [tiweiɡ] |
17. heiɡ me fisuuw |
100. ebwúɡu [ebʷɯɡɯ] |
18. heiɡ me waluuw |
200. ruwabwúɡu [ruwabʷɯɡɯ] |
19. heiɡ me tiwoow |
1000. anɡaras [aŋaras] / sanɡaras [saŋaras] |
20. ruweiɡ [rɯweiɡ] |
2000. ruwanɡaras [ruwaŋaras] |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. James S. Ellis,
Department of Linguistics, University of Hawaii at Manoa,
Hawaii, USA. August 16, |
Other comments: Tanapag or Northern Carolinian has a decimal system with several sets of classifiers which used with different nouns. Tanapag is a seriously endangered language with only ten speakers left. Now the young people below thirty do not speak Tanapag language any more and use English numeral system or Chamorro numeral system. |
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