Language name and locationː Kamasau, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 卡马绍语, 巴布亚新几内亚, 东锡皮克省

1. ɨɾi (m.),  ɨɾi ( neutral)

21.  tʷɛnti wan

2. temi (m.), tɛɾi (f.), tend͡ʒi (n.), tɛβi *

22.  tʷɛnti tu

3. temi ɨɾi, tɛɾi ɨɾe, tend͡ʒ ɨɾi (m.,f., n.)

23.  tʷɛnti tᵊɾi

4. temi ayɛ temi, tɛɾi ayɛ tɛɾi ( m., f.)

24.  tʷɛnti ɸo

5. si ɨre

25.  tʷɛnti ɸɐⁱβ

6. sɪkɪs   ( Tok Pisin loan)

26.  tʷɛnti sɪkɪs

7. seβɛn ( Tok Pisin loan)

27.  tʷɛnti sɛβɛn

8. eⁱt      ( Tok Pisin loan)

28.  tʷɛnti eⁱt

9. nɐⁱn   ( Tok Pisin loan)

29.  tʷɛnti nɐⁱn

10. tɛn  ( Tok Pisin loan)

30.  tɨti

11. ilɛβɛn  ( English loan)

40.  ɸoti

12. tʷɛlβ

50.  ɸɪɸti

13. tɨtin

60.  sɪkɪsti

14. ɸotin

70.  sɛβɛnti

15. ɸɪɸtin

80.  eⁱti

16. sɪkɪstin

90.  nɐⁱti

17. sɛβɛntin

100. wan handɛt

18. eⁱtin

200. tu handɛt

19. nɐⁱnti

1000. wan tɐᵘsɪn

20. tʷɛnti

2000. tu tɐᵘsɪn

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Arden Sanders through Ms. Hannah Cockerill,

7 April, 2008.  SIL International, Papua New Guinea

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Arden Sanders, 2008 年 4 月 7 日.

Other comments: Kamasau has traditional numbers up to five. Numbers 1 to 4 have

different forms for modifying masculine, feminine and neutral nouns. There is

a paraling form for number 2 / tɛβi/.  Numbers from 6 up borrowed Top Pisin or English.