Wuvulu-Aua

Language name and locationː Wuvulu-Aua, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 伍伍卢-阿乌瓦语, 巴布亚新几内亚阿德默勒尔蒂群岛西部伍伍卢群岛

1. e-palo	21. ʔenu paʔaniana ma epalo
2. rua-palo	22. ʔenu paʔaniana ma ruapalo
3. ʔolu-manu	23. ʔenu paʔaniana ma ʔolu-manu
4. obao	24. ʔenu paʔaniana ma obao
5. aipani (litː 'one hand')	25. ʔenu paʔaniana ma aipani
6. ʔoloroa (litː '3 x 2')	26. ʔenu paʔaniana ma ʔoloroa
7. ʔolorompalo	27. ʔenu paʔaniana ma ʔolorompalo
8. fainaroa	28. ʔenu paʔaniana ma fainaroa
9. faimpalo	29. ʔenu paʔaniana ma faimpalo
10. efua	30. ʔorufua paʔaniana
11. efua ma epalo	40. runaroa paʔaniana
12. efua ma ruapalo	50. aipani paʔaniana, 60. olora paʔaniana
13. efua ma ʔolu-manu	70. oloramfua paʔaniana,
14. efua ma obao	80. fainaroa paʔaniana
15. efua ma aipani	90. faimfua paʔaniana, 100. efua puʔu
16. efua ma ʔoloroa	200. ʔenua puʔu, 300. ʔolufua puʔu
17. efua ma ʔolorompalo	400. runaroa puʔu, 500. olora puʔu
18. efua ma fainaroa	600. olora puʔu, 700. oloramfua puʔu
19. efua ma faimpalo	800. fainaroa puʔu 900. faimfua puʔu
20. ʔenu paʔaniana	1000. efua pufabaʔa

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Robert Blust, Department of linguistics,
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA. January 30, 2021.
提供资料的语言学家: Prof. Robert Blust, 2021 年 1 月 30 日

Other comments: Wuvulu-Aua has a complicated decimal system with several sets of classifiers which used with different nouns. The data was taken from Wuvulu dialect of Wuvulu-Aua language. Wuvulu-Aua is spoken by about 1,600 (Hafford 2014) in Aua, Durour, Maty, and Wuvulu islands, Western Manus province, Papua New Guinea.

Language name and locationː Wuvulu-Aua, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 阿乌瓦语, 巴布亚新几内亚阿德默勒尔蒂群岛西部阿乌瓦岛

1. eai	21. ʔenu me eai
2. eruai	22. ʔenu me eruai
3. ʔoduai	23. ʔenu me ʔoduai
4. ʔunaroa	24. ʔenu me ʔunaroa
5. aipan (litː ''one hand'')	25. ʔenu me aipan
6. ʔodaroa (litː '3 x 2')	26. ʔenu me ʔodaroa
7. ʔodaroamefua	27. ʔenu me ʔodaroamefua
8. fainaroa	28. ʔenu me fainaroa
9. ʔudeawe	29. ʔenu me ʔudeawe
10. efua	30. ʔolufua
11. efua me eai	40. xunaroa e fua e ana
12. efua me eruai	50. aipan e fua
13. efua me ʔoduai	60. odaroa e fua
14. efua me ʔunaroa	70. odaroa me fua
15. efua me aipan	80. fainaroa me fua, 90. udeawe me fua
16. efua me ʔodaroa	100. efua puʔu-na, 200. ʔenu puʔu-na
17. efua me ʔodaroamefua	300. ʔolufua puʔu-na, 400. xunaroa puʔu-na
18. efua me fainaroa	500. aipan puʔu-na, 600. odaroa puʔu-na
19. efua me ʔudeawe	700. odaroa me fua puʔu-na
20. ʔenu	800. fainaroa puʔu-na, 900. udeawe puʔu-na

Other comments: Wuvulu-Aua has a complicated decimal system with several sets of classifiers which used with different nouns. The data was taken from Aua dialect of Wuvulu-Aua language. Aua is regarded as a dialect of Wuvulu-Aua language in the 25th Ethnologue.

1. hepalo	21. enu paʔaniana ma hepalo
2. ɡuapalo	22. enu paʔaniana ma ɡuapalo
3. odumanu	23. enu paʔaniana ma odumanu
4. obao	24. enu paʔaniana ma obao
5. aipani (litː ''one hand'')	25. enu paʔaniana ma aipani
6. oloroa (litː '3 x 2')	26. enu paʔaniana ma oloroa
7. olorompalo *	27. enu paʔaniana ma olorompalo
8. fainaroa	28. enu paʔaniana ma fainaroa
9. faimpalo	29. enu paʔaniana ma faimpalo
10. hefua	30. odufua paʔaniana
11. hefua ma hepalo	40. ɡunaroa paʔaniana
12. hefua ma ɡuapalo	50. aipan paʔaniana
13. hefua ma odumanu	60. oloroa paʔaniana
14. hefua ma obao	70. oloroamfua paʔaniana
15. hefua ma aipani	80. fainaroa paʔaniana
16. hefua ma oloroa	90. faimfua paʔaniana
17. hefua ma olorompalo	100. hefua puʔu
18. hefua ma fainaroa	200. enu puʔu
19. hefua ma faimpalo	1000. hefua pufabaʔa
20. enu paʔaniana	2000. enu pufabaʔa

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. James Hafford, SIL International, August 24, 1997.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. James Hafford, 1997 年 8 月 24 日.

Other comments: Wuvulu-Aua has a complicated decimal system with several sets of classifiers which used with different nouns. The above data was taken from Wuvulu dialect of Wuvulu-Aua language. The above form is used in general counting. The word for seven olorompalo was derived from oloroa ma hepalo '6+1'. Other higher numbers areː 300. odufua puʔu, 400. obao puʔu, 500. aipani puʔu, 600. oloroa puʔu, 700. olorompalo puʔu, 800. fainaroa puʔu, 900. faimpalo puʔu, 3,000. odumanu pufabaʔa, 4,000. obao pufabaʔa, 5,000. aipani pufabaʔa, 6,000. oloroa pufabaʔa, 7,000. olorompalo pufabaʔa, 8,000. fainaroa pufabaʔa, 9,000. faimpalo pufabaʔa, 20,000. enu paʔaniana pufabaʔa (enu paʔaniana =20), 90,000. faimpalo paʔaniana pufabaʔa, 1,000,000. hefa pufabaʔa pufabaʔa, 90,000,000. faimpalo paʔaniana pufabaʔa pufabaʔa. They use a slightly different counting system to count people. The numbers
over 20 the system is identical to the system for cardinal numbers for counting objects.

For counting from 1 persons to 19 people the numbers are used as followsː 1.hemea, 2.helaɡui, 3.oʔodui, 4.ɡunaroa, 5.aipani, 6.oloroa, 7.oloromemea, 8.fainaroa, 9.faimea, 10.hefua, 11. hefue ma hemea, 12.hefua ma helaɡui, 13. hefua ma 'oʔodui, ... 19.hefua ma faimea. Wuvulu counting also has binary, quaternary, and hexadecimal systems used for counting piles of coconuts. The base-16 system counts into the thousands. these systems were use in the past when a coconut plantation was in operation, but do not appear to be used much today. 1.Base twoː roa 'two', gua 'four', odu 'eight', reya 'ten'
2.Base fourː obau 'four', ruaʔo 'eight', oduʔo 'twelve', hemoro 'sixteen', 3.Base sixteenː hemoro 'one sixteen', guamoro 'two sixteens', odumoroi 'three sixteens' gunaroamoro 'four sixteens', aipanimoro 'five sixteens', oloroamamoro 'seven sixteens', fainaroamoro 'eight sixteens', faimamanoro 'nine sixteens', hepi i 'ten sixteens'. The prefix awana- is used in counting between 11 and 19. awanamoro 'eleven sixteens', awanafaimamoro 'nineteen sixteens'. Wuvulu-Aua is spoken by about 1,600 (Hafford 2014) in Aua, Durour, Maty, and Wuvulu islands, Western Manus province, Papua New Guinea.

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