Language name and locationː Abadi, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区: 巴迪语 (加巴迪语), 巴布亚新几亚中部省莫尔兹比港西北部

 

1. kapea

21.  ruavui kapea

2. rua

22.  ruavui rua

3. koi

23.  ruavui koi

4. vani

24.  ruavui vani

5. ima (lit: hand')

25.  ruavui ima

6. kara koi (doubled 3)

26.  ruavui kara koi

7. isu   

27.  ruavui isu

8. kara vani (doubled 4)

28.  ruavui kara vani

9. kara van ka (pea) (doubled 4+ 1)

29.  ruavui kara vani kapea

10. ʔouka

30.  koiavui

11. ʔouka kapea

40.  vaniavui

12. ʔouka rua

50.  imavui

13. ʔouka koi

60.  karakoiavui 

14. ʔouka vani

70.  isuavui 

15. ʔouka ima

80.  karavaniavui 

16. ʔouka kara koi

90.  karavanikavui

17. ʔouka isu

100. sinau kapea  ( sinau< Roro )

18. ʔouka kara vani

200. sinau rua

19. ʔouka kara vani kapea

1000. sinauda ʔouka

20. ruavui

2000. sinauda ruavui

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Namsoo Kim, SIL International, Papua New Guinea. January 27, 2009
供资料的语言学家: Mr. Namsoo Kim. 2009 年 1 月 27 日.

 

Other comments: Gabadi or Abadi has a decimal system with particular substructure for numbers 6, 8 and 9. 7 might be a loanword from Polynesian language. Number 'hundred' is a loanword from Roro language. Abadi is spoken by about 2,900 speakers in Kairuku district, Central province, Papua New Guinea.


 

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