How to count in Bislama, an English-based creole language spoken in the Republic of Vanuatu in the Pacific.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | siro | |
| 1 | wan | nambawan, fas |
| 2 | tu | nambatu, seken |
| 3 | tri | nambatri |
| 4 | fo | nambafo |
| 5 | faef | nambafaef |
| 6 | sikis | nambasikis |
| 7 | seven | nambaseven |
| 8 | eit | nambaeit |
| 9 | naen | nambanaen |
| 10 | ten | nambaten |
| 11 | leven | nambaleven |
| 12 | twelef | nambetwelef |
| 13 | tetin | nambatetin |
| 14 | fotin | nambafotin |
| 15 | fiftin | nambafiftin |
| 16 | sikstin | nambasikstin |
| 17 | seventin | nambaseventin |
| 18 | eitin | nambaeitin |
| 19 | naentin | nambanaentin |
| 20 | twante | nambatwante |
| 21 | twantewan | |
| 22 | twantetu | |
| 23 | twantetri | |
| 24 | twantefo | |
| 25 | twantefaef | |
| 26 | twantesikis | |
| 27 | twanteseven | |
| 28 | twanteeit | |
| 29 | twantenaen | |
| 30 | teti | |
| 40 | foti | |
| 50 | fifti | |
| 60 | siksti | |
| 70 | seventi | |
| 80 | eiti | |
| 90 | naenti | |
| 100 | wan handred | |
| 1,000 | wan taosen | |
| 1,000,000 | wan milyan |
Hear some Bislama numbers:
Sources and Information about counting in Bislama
https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Bislama/Vocabulary/Numbers
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Bislama_numerals
https://www.bislama.org/bislama-dictionary
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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