demonstrative of a multiplicative construct, similarly found in the Marshall Islands. For example, the number five in Wuvulu is . in Wuvulu is 'one', while means 'hand'. On one hand, there are five fingers, hence, 'one hand' translating to . Similarly, for larger numbers the system becomes more complex. translates to 'eight'; when the word is broken down, means 'four', is 'multiply', and is 'two'. Loosely translated, it means 'four multiply two'. Therefore, translates to 'eight' in Wuvulu. People and locations addressed must use proper nouns with the morpheme added as a prefix to any name. The use of this prefix is not limited to proper nouns but can also be used for pronouns, such as when addressing a relative like "aunty", "sister", or "mother". Wuvulu family names can either be based on the patriarch's name or clan names. Some family names are named after locations due to settlers associating locations with clan names. Notes References Diessel, Holger (2013). Distance Contrasts in Demonstratives. In Dryer, Matthew S. & Haspelmath, Martin (eds.) The World Atlas of Language Structures Online. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Available online at http://wals.info/chapter/41 Himmelmann, Nikolaus (1996). Demonstratives in Narrative Discourse: A Taxonomy of Universal uses. University of Koln. pp. 205 – 243. Ross, Malcom (2004). Demonstratives, local nouns and directional in Oceanic languages: a diachronic perspective. National Library of Australia. pp. 175 – 200. Further reading External links Kaipuleohone's Robert Blust collection includes written materials and audio recordings of Wuvulu Two additional Wuvulu texts are archived in Kaipuleohone (JH1-001, JH1-002) Paradisec has a collection of Wuvulu texts, stories and songs from PNG from James Hafford Paradisec has several other collections that include Wuvulu materials Admiralty Islands languages Languages of Manus Province