Language
name and locationː Southwest Tanna,
Tanna, Vanuatu
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. kɨlikiana / kɨrikianə * |
21. twante wan |
2. kɨlalu / kɨraru * |
22. twante tu |
3. kɨsisɨl / kɨsisɨr * |
23. twante tri |
4. kuas / kuas * |
24. twante fo |
5. kɨlkɨlɨp / kɨrkɨrɨp * |
25. twante faev |
6. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlikiana (5 + 1) / sikis |
26. twante sikis |
7. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlalu (5 + 2) / seven |
27. twante seven |
8. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨsisɨl (5 + 3) / eit |
28. twante eit |
9. kɨlkɨlɨp kuas (5 + 4) /naen |
29. twante naen |
10. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp (5 + 5) / ten |
30. toti |
11. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlikiana |
40. foti |
12. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlalu |
50. fifti |
13. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨsisɨl |
60. sikisii |
14. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kuas |
70. seventi |
15. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp (5+5+5 ) |
80. eiti |
16. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlikiana |
90. naenti |
17. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlalu |
100. handred |
18. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨsisɨl |
200. tu handred |
19. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kuas |
1000. taosen |
20. kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp kɨlkɨlɨp |
2000. tu taosen |
Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. John Lynch,
University of South
Pacific, Suva, Fiji,
July 3, 1998. Mr. Ken Nehrbass, SIL-Vanuatu. July 7, 2009. |
Other comments: Southwest Tanna has a quinary counting system. New data from Ken shows that only numbers from one to five are still used, people used Bislama numbers after five. Southwest Tanna is spoken by about 4,500 speakers in southwest Tanna island, Tafea province, Vanuatu. |
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