Lewo numbers

How to count in Lewo, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Epi Island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu

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Numeral	Cardinal	Ordinal
1	taaga	na-taaga
2	lua	na-lua
3	telu	na-telu
4	varl	na-varl
5	lima	na-lima
6	oral	na-oral
7	olua	na-olua
8	orelu	na-orelu
9	ovarl	na-ovarl
10	lua-lima (taaga)	na-lua-lima taaga
11	lua-lima taaga pa taaga
12	lua-lima pa lua
13	lua-lima pa telu
14	lua-lima pa varl
15	lua-lima pa lima
16	lua-lima pa oral
17	lua-lima pa olua
18	lua-lima pa orelu
19	lua-lima pa ovarl
20	lua-lima yam lua
21	lua-lima yam lua pa taaga
22	lua-lima yam lua pa lua
23	lua-lima yam lua pa telu
24	lua-lima yam lua pa varl
25	lua-lima yam lua pa lima
26	lua-lima yam lua pa oral
27	lua-lima yam lua pa olua
28	lua-lima yam lua pa orelu
29	lua-lima yam lua pa ovarl
30	lua-lima yam telu
40	lua-lima yam varl
50	lua-lima yam lima
60	lua-lima yam oral
70	lua-lima yam olua
80	lua-lima yam orelu
90	lua-lima yam ovarl
100	ponotia, purpu
1,000	manu
1,000,000	namaka

Source: A grammar of Lewo, Vanuatu, by Robet Early

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