How to count in Ahamb (naujin sdrato), a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Akhamb and Malekula islands in Vanuatu
Ahamb has a vigesimal (20-based) counting system, and numbers from 6-9 are 5+1, 5+2, 5+3, etc.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nga-jhay, nga-jkenene | hay-jhay |
| 2 | nga-ru | hay-ru |
| 3 | nga-rür | hay-rür |
| 4 | nga-vaj | hay-vaj |
| 5 | nga-rëm | hay-rëm |
| 6 | nga-rëm (m)rahjkay | |
| 7 | nga-rëm (m)rahru | |
| 8 | nga-rëm (m)rahrür | |
| 9 | nga-rëm (m)rahpaj | |
| 10 | nga-sngavur | |
| 11 | nga-sngavur nga-jhay | |
| 12 | nga-sngavur nga-ru | |
| 13 | nga-sngavur nga-rür | |
| 14 | nga-sngavur nga-vaj | |
| 15 | nga-sngavur nga-rëm | |
| 16 | nga-sngavur nga-rëm rëjkay | |
| 17 | nga-sngavur nga-rëm rahru | |
| 18 | nga-sngavur nga-rëm rahrür | |
| 19 | nga-sngavur nga-rëm rahpaj | |
| 20 | nrenhavuy (nga-jkenene) | |
| 21 | nrenhavuy nga-jkenene nga-jhay | |
| 22 | nrenhavuy nga-jkenene nga-ru | |
| 23 | nrenhavuy nga-jkenene nga-rür | |
| 24 | nrenhavuy nga-jkenene nga-vaj | |
| 25 | nrenhavuy nga-jkenene nga-rëm | |
| 26 | nrenhavuy nga-jkenene nga-rëm rëjkay | |
| 27 | nrenhavuy nga-jkenene nga-rëm rahru | |
| 28 | nrenhavuy nga-jkenene nga-rëm rahrür | |
| 29 | nrenhavuy nga-jkenene nga-rëm rahpaj | |
| 30 | nrenhavuy nga-jkenene nga-jkenene snagavur | |
| 40 | nrenhavuy nga-ru | |
| 50 | nrenhavuy nga-ru sngavur | |
| 60 | nrenhavuy nga-rür | |
| 70 | nrenhavuy nga-rür sngavur | |
| 80 | nrenhavuy nga-vaj | |
| 90 | nrenhavuy nga-vaj sngavur | |
| 100 | nrenhavuy nga-rëm |
Source: A grammar of the Ahamb language (Vanuatu) by Tihomir Rangelov
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