Tobian

Language name and location: Tobian, Republic of Palau [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 托比语 (哈托霍贝语 Hatohobei), 帕劳共和国之托比岛

1. sew [sɛu]	21. huheih ma sew [xʉxeix ma sɛu]
2. huwou [xuwoʷ]	22. huheih ma huwou [xʉxeix ma xuwo^w]
3. soruo [soruːʷ]	23. huheih ma soruo [xʉxeix ma soruːʷ]
4. fauw [fauʷ]	24. huheih ma fauw [xʉxeix ma fauʷ]
5. rimou [rimoʷ]	25. huheih ma rimou [xʉxeix ma rimoʷ]
6. worou [woroʷ]	26. huheih ma worou [xʉxeix ma woroʷ]
7. fisu [fisuːʷ]	27. huheih ma fisu [xʉxeix ma fisuːʷ]
8. waru [waru^w]	28. huheih ma waru [xʉxeix ma waruː^w]
9. towou [tiwo^w]	29. huheih ma tiwou [xʉxeix ma tiwo^w]
10. seih [seix]	30. serih [serii:x]
11. seih ma sew [seix ma sɛu]	40. faih [faix]
12. seih ma huwou [seix ma xuouʷ]	50. rimeih [rimeix]
13. seih ma soruo [seix ma soruːʷ]	60. woreih [woreix]
14. seih ma fauw [seix ma fauʷ]	70. fisih [fisi:x]
15. seih ma rimou [seix ma rimoʷ]	80. warih [wari:x]
16. seih ma worou [seix ma wʉroʷ]	90. tiweih [tiweix]
17. seih ma fisu [seix ma fisuːʷ]	100. sobuhuh [səbʉɣʉx]
18. seih ma waru [seix ma waruːʷ]	200. huhabuhuh [xʉxəbʉɣʉx]
19. seih ma tiwou [seix ma tiwoʷ]	1000. sahangas [sæxæŋɛs]
20. huheih [xʉxeix]	2000. huhehangas [xʉxəxæŋɛs]

Linguist providing data and dateː Miss Vasiliki Vita, MA Candidate SOAS, University of London, London, UK., Consultantː Mr. Justin Andrew. June 8, 2020.
提供资料的语言学家: Miss Vasiliki Vita, 2020 年 6 月 8 日.

Other comments: Tobian or Ramari Hatohobei has a decimal system with several sets of classifiers which are used with different nouns. 400 isː fabuhuh [fabʉɣʉx], 800. waribuhuh [waribʉɣʉx]. Tobian is spoken by about 150 speakers in Helen and Tobi islands and Koror island, Republic of Palau.

Table of consonants

	Bilabial	Labio-dental	Dental-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labio-velar
Plosives	p, b		t, d	c	k, g
Nasals	m		n	ɲ	ŋ
Fricatives		f	ð, s, z	ʝ	x, ɣ
Lateral- Approximant			l
Trill			r
Approximant						w

Table of vowels

		Front	Central	Back
High	Close	i	ʉ	u
High	Open		ɪ
Mid	Close	e		o
Low	Open		a

Language name and location: Tobian (Hatohobei), Palau [Refer to: Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 托比语 (哈托霍贝语), 密克罗尼西亚群岛帕劳共和国之托比岛

1. sewo, seew [ðeːw]? or [ðɛʉ] ?	21. ɣueik mʌ ðɛʉ
2. huwou, ɡuwow [ɣuwou]?	22. ɣueik mʌ ɣuou
3. soruo, séruw [sɛluw]	23. ɣueik mʌ sɛluw
4. fauwo, faaw [faːw]	24. ɣueik mʌ fʌu
5. rimouo, rimou [rimou]	25. ɣueik mʌ rimou
6. worouo, worow [wɔrou]	26. ɣueik mʌ wɔrou
7. fisuo, fisuw [fisuw] or [fiðuw]	27. ɣueik mʌ fiðu
8. waruo, waruw [waruw]	28. ɣueik mʌ wʌru
9. tiwouo, tiwow [tiwow]	29. ɣueik mʌ tiwou
10. seih [seih], sejiɡ ? ðɛɡɛtiu, seu	30. seriho [seriho] ?, seriɡ [ðɛːrik]
11. seih ma sewo, ðɛɡɛti mʌ ðɛʉ	40. faih [faih] ?, fasjiɡ [fʌːik]
12. seih ma huwou, ðɛɡɛti mʌ ɣuou	50. limeih [limeih]?, rimejiɡ [rimeik]
13. seih ma soruo, ðɛɡɛti mʌ sɛlu	60. woreih [woreih] ?, worojiɡ [wɔreik]
14. seih ma fauwo, ðɛɡɛti mʌ fʌu	70. fisih [fisih] ?, fisiiɡ [fiðiːk]
15. seih ma rimouo, ðɛɡɛti mʌ rimou	80. warih [warih] ?, wariiɡ [wʌriːk]
16. seih ma worouo, ðɛɡɛti mʌ wɔrou	90. tiweih [tiweiχ]?, tiwejiɡ [tiweik]
17. seih ma fisuo, ðɛɡɛti mʌ fiðu	100. subuhuh, ðɛwɔɣuk
18. seih ma waruo, ðɛɡɛti mʌ wʌru	200. ??
19. seih ma tiwouo, ðɛɡɛti mʌ timou	1000. ðɛɣɛnʌs
20. huheih [huheih] ? ɡyɡejiɡ [ɣueik] ?	2000. ??

Linguist providing data and dateː

Arthur Capell, 1969, Grammar and Vocabulary of the Languages of Sonsorol-Tabi, Oceanic Linguistics Monograph 12.

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Other comments: Tobian or Hatohobei has a decimal system with several sets of classifiers which are used with different nouns.

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