Language name and location: Aekyom, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 埃基翁语 (Awin 亚文语), 巴布亚新几内亚西部省

1. trusa (little finger)

2. haepki (ring finger)

3. hapiturumo ~ haepki trumo (middle finger)

4. itkoesin (index finger)

5. iemesin ~ yaemsin (thumb)

6. tusin (wrist)

7. dehrensin (lower arm)

8. kringwotesin (elbow)

9. agwotnaesin (upper arm)

10. bekesin ~ mekesin (shoulder)

11. tute ~ tutnaesin (breast)

12. kosin (sternum)

13. tute bracke (sin) (other breast)

14. beke bracke (sin) (other shoulder)

15. agwotnae bracke (sin) (other upper arm)

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Glen A. Lean, Department of Communications, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea, 1991.

Sourceː Glendon A. Lean. Counting systems of Papua New Guinea, volume 12, Western Province. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea, 1991.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Glen A. Lean, 1991 年.    

Other comments: Aekyom (Akium), also known as Awin (Aiwin), is spoken by approximately 20,000 speakers in Kiunga District, Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Awin-speaking people employ a body-part tally system with a 23-cycle. Tallying begins, as usual, with the little finger of the left hand, proceeds in order through the digits to the thumb, then to points along the arm to the shoulder, then to the left breast and then to the asymmetrical midpoint of the cycle, the sternum or centre of the chest at a tally of 12. The symmetrical counterparts on the right side of the body are then tallied ending with the little finger of the right hand at a tally of 23. The system is unusual in that it does not employ body-parts on the head (ears, eyes, nose, for example). Aekyom has recorded traditional numerals from 1 to 15 over 30 years ago, not sure if they are still using old traditional numbers or body-tally system after 15 or now use Tok Pisin numerals after 15. New data for numbers after 15 is required.