Numbers in Araki



Learn numbers in Araki

Knowing numbers in Araki is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Araki. Learning to count in Araki may appeal to you just as a simple curiosity or be something you really need. Perhaps you have planned a trip to a country where Araki is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Araki.

It's also useful for guiding you through street numbers. You'll be able to better understand the directions to places and everything expressed in numbers, such as the times when public transportation leaves. Can you think of more reasons to learn numbers in Araki?

Araki (raki) is an Oceanic language of the Malayo-Polynesian language family, that belongs to the Northern Vanuatu branch. Spoken in the island of Araki, south of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu, Araki is a nearly extinct language which counted 8 speakers in 2012.Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 1,000 in Araki. Please contact me if you can help me counting up from that limit.

List of numbers in Araki

Here is a list of numbers in Araki. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Araki from 1 to 20. We have also included the tens up to the number 100, so that you know how to count up to 100 in Araki. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Araki.

• 1) mo hese
• 2) mo dua
• 3) mo rolu
• 4) mo v̈ari
• 5) mo lim̈a
• 6) mo haion
• 7) mo haip̈iru
• 8) mo haualu
• 9) mo haisua
• 10) mo sagavulu
• 11) mo sagavul comana mo hese
• 12) mo sagavul comana mo dua
• 13) mo sagavul comana mo rolu
• 14) mo sagavul comana mo v̈ari
• 15) mo sagavul comana mo lim̈a
• 16) mo sagavul comana mo haion
• 17) mo sagavul comana mo haip̈iru
• 18) mo sagavul comana mo haualu
• 19) mo sagavul comana mo haisua
• 20) mo gavul dua
• 30) mo gavul rolu
• 40) mo gavul v̈ari
• 50) mo gavul lim̈a
• 60) mo gavul haion
• 70) mo gavul haip̈iru
• 80) mo gavul haualu
• 90) mo gavul haisua
• 100) mo gavul sagavulu
• 1,000) mo gavul sagavulu sagavulu

Numbers in Araki: Araki numbering rules

Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Araki is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Araki you will have to learn a series of rules that we will explain below. If you apply these rules you will soon find that you will be able to count in Araki with ease.

The way numbers are formed in Araki is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Araki. Also, learning how to number in Araki yourself from these simple rules is very beneficial for your brain, as it forces it to work and stay in shape. Working with numbers and a foreign language like Araki at the same time is one of the best ways to train our little gray cells, so let's see what rules you need to apply to number in Araki

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Digits from one to nine are rendered by specific words preceded by the subject clitic mo: mo hese [1], mo dua [2], mo rolu [3], mo v̈ari [4], mo lim̈a [5], mo haion(o) [6], mo haip̈iru [7], mo haualu [8], and mo haisua [9].

Tens are formed starting by the clitic mo, then a short version of the word for ten (gavul instead of sagavul), followed by the multiplier digit, except for ten itself: mo sagavul [10], mo gavul dua [20], mo gavul rolu [30], mo gavul v̈ari [40], mo gavul lim̈a [50], mo gavul haion [60], mo gavul haip̈iru [70], mo gavul haualu [80], and mo gavul haisua [90].

The compound numbers from eleven to nineteen are formed stating the ten, then the unit linked with the word comana (e.g.: mo sagavul comana mo v̈ari [14], mo sagavul comana mo haisua [19]). From twenty-one to ninety-nine, the word comana disappears (e.g.: mo gavul v̈ari mo dua [42], mo gavul lim̈a mo rolu [53]).

Hundreds are formed starting with the expression for hundred (mo gavul sagavulu) followed by the multiplier digit without the mo clitic, except for one hundred itself: mo gavul sagavulu [100], mo gavul sagavulu dua [200], mo gavul sagavulu rolu [300], mo gavul sagavulu v̈ari [400], mo gavul sagavulu lim̈a [500], mo gavul sagavulu haion [600], mo gavul sagavulu haip̈iru [700], mo gavul sagavulu haualu [800], and mo gavul sagavulu haisua [900].

The expression for thousand is mo gavul sagavulu sagavulu, or litterally ten times one hundred.

Araki: A disappearing language of Vanuatu, Alexander François, Pacific Linguistics Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies. The Australian National University. Canberra, 2002