Language name and locationː Southwest Tanna, Tanna, Vanuatu [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区西南塔钠语, 瓦努阿图共和国塔纳岛西南部

 

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.
提供资
的语言家: Prof. John Lynch, 1998 年 7 月 3 日. Mr. Ken Nehrbass. 2009 年 7 月 7 日.

 

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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