How to count in Paama / Paamese, a member of the Oceanic branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family spoken on the island of Paama in northern Vanuatu.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tai | |
| 2 | elu | elueni |
| 3 | etel | eteluni |
| 4 | ehat | ehatini |
| 5 | elim | elimeni |
| 6 | ahetai | |
| 7 | oulu | |
| 8 | outel | |
| 9 | ouhat | |
| 10 | halualim | |
| 11 | tai dan tai | |
| 12 | tai dan elu | |
| 13 | tai dan etel | |
| 14 | tai dan ehat | |
| 15 | tai dan elim | |
| 16 | tai dan ahetai | |
| 17 | tai dan oulu | |
| 18 | tai dan outel | |
| 19 | tai dan ouhat | |
| 20 | hanu mau | |
| 21 | hanu sav tai | |
| 22 | hanu sav elu | |
| 23 | hanu sav etel | |
| 24 | hanu sav ehat | |
| 25 | hanu sav elim | |
| 26 | hanu sav ahetai | |
| 27 | hanu sav oulu | |
| 28 | hanu sav outel | |
| 29 | hanu sav ouhat | |
| 30 | hanu sav halualim | |
| 31 | hanu sav tai dan tai | |
| 32 | hanu sav tai dan elu | |
| 33 | hanu sav tai dan etel | |
| 34 | hanu sav tai dan ehat | |
| 35 | hanu sav tai dan elim | |
| 36 | hanu sav tai dan ahetai | |
| 37 | hanu sav tai dan oulu | |
| 38 | hanu sav tai dan outel | |
| 39 | hanu sav tai dan ouhat | |
| 40 | hanu mau elu | |
| 41 | hanu mau elu hanu sav tai | |
| 42 | hanu mau elu hanu sav elu | |
| 43 | hanu mau elu hanu sav etel | |
| 44 | hanu mau elu hanu sav ehat | |
| 45 | hanu mau elu hanu sav elim | |
| 46 | hanu mau elu hanu sav ahetai | |
| 47 | hanu mau elu hanu sav oulu | |
| 48 | hanu mau elu hanu sav outel | |
| 49 | hanu mau elu hanu sav ouhat | |
| 50 | hanu mau elu hanu sav halualim | |
| 51 | hanu mau elu hanu sav tai dan tai | |
| 52 | hanu mau elu hanu sav tai dan elu | |
| 53 | hanu mau elu hanu sav tai dan etel | |
| 54 | hanu mau elu hanu sav tai dan ehat | |
| 55 | hanu mau elu hanu sav tai dan lim | |
| 56 | hanu mau elu hanu sav tai dan ahetai | |
| 57 | hanu mau elu hanu sav tai dan oulu | |
| 58 | hanu mau elu hanu sav tai dan outel | |
| 59 | hanu mau elu hanu sav tai dan ouhat | |
| 60 | hanu mau etel | |
| 61 | hanu mau etel hanu sav tai | |
| 62 | hanu mau etel hanu sav elu | |
| 63 | hanu mau etel hanu sav etel | |
| 64 | hanu mau etel hanu sav ehat | |
| 65 | hanu mau etel hanu sav elim | |
| 66 | hanu mau etel hanu sav ahetai | |
| 67 | hanu mau etel hanu sav oulu | |
| 68 | hanu mau etel hanu sav outel | |
| 69 | hanu mau etel hanu sav ouhat | |
| 70 | hanu mau etel hanu sav halualim | |
| 71 | hanu mau etel hanu sav dan tai | |
| 72 | hanu mau etel hanu sav dan elu | |
| 73 | hanu mau etel hanu sav dan etel | |
| 74 | hanu mau etel hanu sav dan ehat | |
| 75 | hanu mau etel hanu sav dan elim | |
| 76 | hanu mau etel hanu sav dan ahetai | |
| 77 | hanu mau etel hanu sav dan oulu | |
| 78 | hanu mau etel hanu sav dan outel | |
| 79 | hanu mau etel hanu sav dan ouhat | |
| 80 | hanu mau ehat | |
| 90 | hanu mau ehat sav halualim | |
| 100 | hanu mau elim | |
| once | vārā, vārāi | |
| twice | vālu |
Sources:
- Terry Crowley: A dictionary of Paamese. Pacific Linguistics, Series C-121. The Australian National University, 1992.
- The Paamese language of Vanuatu. Pacific Linguistics, Series B-87, Appendix A, pg. 245-247. The Australian National University, 1992.
- David Roberts: Conversational Paama / Paamese in Thirty Days, pg. 33. Port Vila, Vanuatu – 2004.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Paama numbers
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Paama / Paamese.htm
Information about Paama | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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