How to count in Nahavaq, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Malekula Island in Vanuatu.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | i-siq |
| 2 | i-ru |
| 3 | i-tul |
| 4 | i-ves |
| 5 | i-lim |
| 6 | (i-)sow-siq |
| 7 | (i-)sow-ru |
| 8 | (i-)sow-tul |
| 9 | (i-)sow-vey |
| 10 | (i-)lagavul |
| 11 | (i-)lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-siq |
| 12 | (i-)lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-ru |
| 13 | (i-)lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-tul |
| 14 | (i-)lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-ves |
| 15 | (i-)lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-lim |
| 16 | (i-)lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-sow-siq |
| 17 | (i-)lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-sow-ru |
| 18 | (i-)lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-sow-tul |
| 19 | (i-)lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-sow-vey |
| 20 | (ni-)morlalaq (i-siq) |
| 21 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-siq |
| 22 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-ru |
| 23 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-tul |
| 24 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-ves |
| 25 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-lim |
| 26 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-sow-siq |
| 27 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-sow-ru |
| 28 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-sow-tul |
| 29 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-sow-vey |
| 30 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-lagavul |
| 31 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-siq |
| 32 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-ru |
| 33 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-tul |
| 34 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-ves |
| 35 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-lim |
| 36 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-sow-siq |
| 37 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-sow-ru |
| 38 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-sow-tul |
| 39 | ni-morlalaq i-siq no-qorond i-lagavul (ni)ndumwen i-sow-ves |
| 40 | ni-morlalaq i-ru |
| 50 | ni-morlalaq iru no-qorond ilagavul |
| 60 | ni-morlalaq i-tul |
| 70 | ni-morlalaq i-tul no-qorond i-lagavul |
| 80 | ni-morlalaq i-ves |
| 90 | ni-morlalaq i-ves no-qorond i-lagavul |
| 100 | ni-morlalaq i-lim |
| 110 | ni-morlalaq i-lim no-qorond i-lagavul |
| 120 | ni-morlalaq i-sow-siq |
| 130 | ni-morlalaq i-sow-siq no-qorond i-lagavul |
| 140 | ni-morlalaq i-sow-ru |
| 150 | ni-morlalaq i-sow-ru no-qorond i-lagavul |
| 160 | ni-morlalaq i-sow-tul |
| 170 | ni-morlalaq i-sow-tul no-qorond i-lagavul |
| 180 | ni-morlalaq i-sow-vey |
| 190 | ni-morlalaq i-sow-vey no-qorond i-lagavul |
| 200 | ni-morlalaq i-lagavul |
Source: Laura Gail Dimock. A GRAMMAR OF NAHAVAQ (MALAKULA, VANUATU). Wellington, New Zealand, 2009.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Nahavaq numerals
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahavaq#Num%C3%A9raux
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