How to count in the Belep dialect of Nyelâyu, a member of the Oceanic branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family spoken in and around the Belep Isles in New Caledonia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pwalaic | pwalaic |
| 2 | pwadu | ba pwadu |
| 3 | pwajen | ba pwajen |
| 4 | pwalavaac | ba pwalavaac |
| 5 | pwanem | ba pwanem |
| 6 | (pwanem) nua pwalaic (5+1) | |
| 7 | (pwanem) nua pwadu (5+2) | |
| 8 | (pwanem) nua pwajen (5+3) | |
| 9 | (pwanem) nua pwalavaac (5+4) | |
| 10 | tûnik | |
| 11 | tûnik nua pwalaic (10+1) | |
| 12 | tûnik nua pwadu (10+2) | |
| 13 | tûnik nua pwajen (10+3) | |
| 14 | tûnik nua pwalavaac (10+4) | |
| 15 | cînik | |
| 16 | cînik nua pwalaic (15+1) | |
| 17 | cînik nua pwadu (15+2) | |
| 18 | cînik nua pwajen (15+3) | |
| 19 | cînik nua pwalavaac (15+4) | |
| 20 | ayaic (20x1) | |
| 21 | ayaic nua pwalaic | |
| 22 | ayaic nua pwadu | |
| 23 | ayaic nua pwajen | |
| 24 | ayaic nua pwalavaac | |
| 25 | ayaic nua pwanem | |
| 26 | ayaic nua pwanem nua pwalaic | |
| 27 | ayaic nua pwanem nua pwadu | |
| 28 | ayaic nua pwanem nua pwajen | |
| 29 | ayaic nua pwanem nua pwalavaac | |
| 30 | ayaic bwaar tûnik (20x1+10) | |
| 40 | ayaru (20x2) | |
| 50 | ayaru bwaar tûnik (20x2+10) | |
| 60 | ayacen (20x3) | |
| 70 | ayacen bwaar tûnik (20x3+10) | |
| 80 | ayavaac (20x4) | |
| 90 | ayavaac bwaar tûnik (20x4+10) | |
| 100 | ayanem (20x5) | |
| 120 | ayanem bwaar ayaic (20x5+20x1) | |
| 190 | ayanem bwaar ayavaac bwaar tûnik (20x5+20x4+10) |
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| 200 | tûnik âjek (10x20) | |
| 300 | cînik âjek (15x20) | |
| 400 | ayaic âjek (20x20) |
Source: McCracken, Chelsea Leigh, A Grammar of Belep, 2012
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Nyelâyu | Numbers
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