How to count in Daakaka, a Southern Oceanic language spoken in the southwest of Ambrym Island in Vanuatu.
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Numeral | Cardinal |
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1 | swa |
2 | ló |
3 | sii |
4 | vyer |
5 | lim |
6 | milipsyes |
7 | milivyo |
8 | milipsii |
9 | meper |
10 | sungavi |
11 | sungavi a swa |
12 | sungavi a ló |
13 | sungavi a sii |
14 | sungavi a vyer |
15 | sungavi a lim |
16 | sungavi a milipsyes |
17 | sungavi a milivyo |
18 | sungavi a milipsii |
19 | sungavi a meper |
20 | ung ló |
21 | ung ló a swa |
22 | ung ló a ló |
23 | ung ló a sii |
24 | ung ló a vyer |
25 | ung ló a lim |
26 | ung ló a milipsyes |
27 | ung ló a milivyo |
28 | ung ló a milipsii |
29 | ung ló a meper |
30 | ung sii |
40 | ung vyer |
50 | ung lim |
60 | ung milipsyes |
70 | ung milivyo |
80 | ung milipsii |
90 | ung meper |
100 | ung sungavi |
200 | ung sungavi vya ló |
300 | ung sungavi vya sii |
400 | ung sungavi vya vyer |
500 | ung sungavi vya lim |
600 | ung sungavi vya milipsyes |
700 | ung sungavi vya milivyo |
800 | ung sungavi vya milipsii |
900 | ung sungavi vya meper |
1,000 | taosen |
Source: A Grammar of Daakaka by Kilu von Prince. 2015 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Munich/Boston.
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Information about Daakaka | Numbers
Ahamb, Apma, Avava, Big Numbas, Bola, Cheke Holo, Daakaka, Dorig, Fijian, Ghari, Hiw, Kara, Kokota, Kove, Kwara’ae, Lakon, Lewo, Lote, Lo-Toga, Manam, Maskelynes, Mavea, Mussau-Emira, Mwotlap, Nafsan, Nahavaq, Namakura, Neve‘ei, North Efate, Nume, Paama, Papapana, Rotuman, Roviana, Siar, Sio, Sobei, Sursurunga, Tigak, Tamambo, Ubir, Ughele, Vitu
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