Language
name and locationː V’ënen Taut,
Malekula, Vanuatu [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. i-s̥t |
21. i-nɛl ru man iamək |
2. i-ru |
22. i-nɛl ru man i-ru |
3. i-tl̥ |
23. i-nɛl ru man i-tl̥ |
4. i-ð̼a |
24. i-nɛl ru man i-ð̼a |
5. i-l̥n̼ |
25. i-nɛl ru man i-l̥n |
6. i-l̥n̼sɛi ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. i-nɛl ru man i-l̥n̼sɛi |
7. i-saru ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. i-nɛl ru man i-saru |
8. i-satl̥ ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. i-nɛl ru man i-satl̥ |
9. i-saβɛt ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. i-nɛl ru man i-saβɛt |
10. s̥nal |
30. i-nɛl i-tl̥ |
11. i-nal̥ man iamək |
40. i-nɛl i-ð̼a |
12. i-nal̥ man i-ru |
50. i-nɛl i-l̥n |
13. i-nal̥ man i-tl̥ |
60. i-nɛl i-l̥n̼sɛi |
14. i-nal̥ man i-ð̼a |
70. i-nɛl i-saru |
15. i-nal̥ man i-l̥n |
80. i-nɛl i-satl̥ |
16. i-nal̥ man i-l̥n̼sɛi |
90. i-nɛl i-saβɛt |
17. i-nal̥ man i-saru |
100. nɛlnal iβamək |
18. i-nal̥ man i-satl̥ |
200. nɛlnal iβaru |
19. i-nal̥ man i-saβɛt |
1000. nɛlnal iβanal |
20. i-nɛl ru |
2000. nɛlnal iβanal iβaru |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Alexandre François,
LACITO-CNRS, Paris, France. |
Other comments: V’ënen Taut or Big Nambas has a quinary / decimal system and some interesting ''Linguolabial'' or ''apicolabial'' sounds as happened in numbers 4 <i-ð̼a>, 5 <i-l̥n̼> and 6 <i-l̥n̼sɛi>. V’ënen Taut is spoken by about 3,000 speakers in northwest Malekula island, Malampa province, Vanuatu. |
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