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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Information about Lewo | Numbers
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