How to count in Tamambo (Tamabo), an Oceanic language spoken mainly on Malo Island in Sanma province of Vanuatu.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | atea | talom |
| 2 | arua | arua-na |
| 3 | atolu | atolu-na |
| 4 | avati | avati-na |
| 5 | alima | alima-na |
| 6 | aiono | aiono-na |
| 7 | ambitu | ambitu-na |
| 8 | awalu | awalu-na |
| 9 | asuwa | asuwa-na |
| 10 | sangavulu | sangavulu-na |
| 11 | sangavulu ngalai rua-na atea domana atea (E) |
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| 12 | sangavulu ngalai rua-na arua domana arua (E) |
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| 13 | sangavulu ngalai rua-na atolu domana atolu (E) |
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| 14 | sangavulu ngalai rua-na avati domana avati (E) |
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| 15 | sangavulu ngalai rua-na alima domana alima (E) |
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| 16 | sangavulu ngalai rua-na aiono domana aiono (E) |
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| 17 | sangavulu ngalai rua-na ambitu domana ambitu (E) |
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| 18 | sangavulu ngalai rua-na awalu domana awalu (E) |
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| 19 | sangavulu ngalai rua-na asuwa domana asuwa (E) |
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| 20 | ngalai rua (a lei rua) | |
| 21 | ngalai rua ngalai tolu-na ataea | |
| 22 | ngalai rua ngalai tolu-na arua | |
| 23 | ngalai rua ngalai tolu-na atolu | |
| 24 | ngalai rua ngalai tolu-na avati | |
| 25 | ngalai rua ngalai tolu-na alima | |
| 26 | ngalai rua ngalai tolu-na aiono | |
| 27 | ngalai rua ngalai tolu-na ambitu | |
| 28 | ngalai rua ngalai tolu-na awalu | |
| 29 | ngalai rua ngalai tolu-na asuwa | |
| 30 | ngalai tolu (a lei tolu) | |
| 40 | ngalai vati (a lei vati) | |
| 50 | ngalai lima (a lei lima) | |
| 60 | ngalai aiono (a lei aiono) | |
| 70 | ngalai ambitu (a lei ambitu) | |
| 80 | ngalai awalu (a lei awalu) | |
| 90 | ngalai asuwa (a lei asuwa) | |
| 100 | ngalai sangavulu (galsagavul) | |
| 200 | ngalai sangavulu vaha-rua | |
| 300 | ngalai sangavulu vaha-tlu | |
| 400 | ngalai sangavulu vaha-vati | |
| 500 | ngalai sangavulu vaha-lima | |
| 600 | ngalai sangavulu vaha-aiono | |
| 700 | ngalai sangavulu vaha-ambitu | |
| 800 | ngalai sangavulu vaha-awalu | |
| 900 | ngalai sangavulu vaha-asuwa | |
| 1,000 | vaha sangavulu |
Source: Dorothy G. Jauncey. Tamambo, the language of west Malo, Vanuatu. The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (2011).
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about counting in Tamambo
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Malo.htm
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