iləm'

Big Nambas

Big Nambas cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : iləm'

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima. Initial i- is verbal, as with other numbers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iləm̺/

Numeral

iləm'

1. five

References

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox