Satawalese

Other comments: Satawalese has a decimal system with several sets of classifiers which used with different nouns similar to Woleaian . The above table, there are two basic systems of counting are used on Satawalː a 'fast version' to count objects and in game playing, and a 'slow version' preferred by the older speakers and used to teach children how to count. To form numbers higher than 10, a special set of 1-9 numbers (labeled 'combine'') are appended to quantities over ten ( the conjunction me 'and' joins numbers together. Satawalese can express the number one billionː engeras ssen ' one thousand million'. Satawalese is spoken by about 500 speakers in Satawal island, Yap state, the Federated States of Micronesia.