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

言名称和分布地区: 梅勒语, 巴布亚新几内亚南高地省及西部省

 

1. aɡɾɪ  (litː ''little finger'') 

21.  baːbu

2. aɡɾɪwɛɾi (litː ''ring finger'')

22.  klɛnɛ

3. bɪnibi /bɪnisusu (litː ''middle finger'')

23.  ɡɪfi

4. bɪnibi /bɪnisusu (litː ''index finger'')

24.  kuɡu

5. saːmi  (litː ''thumb'')

25.  daːkɪ

6. dɪɡaːɸi (litː ''palm'')

26.  aɡota  

7. donu  (litː ''heel of hand")

27.  oː

8. oː (litː ''wrist'')

28.  donu

9. aɡotaː (litː ''elbow'')

29.  dɪɡaːɸi

10. daːkɪ (litː ''upper arm'')

30.  saːmɪ

11. kɪdɪ ( litː ''shoulder'')

 

12. kuɡu (litː ''collar bone'')

 

13. ɡɪfi (litː ''neck'')

 

14. klɛnɛ (litː ''ear'')

 

15. baːbu ( litː ''cheek'')

 

16. siː (litː ''eye'')

 

17. mio (litː ''side of nose'')

 

18. mifɪdɛ (litː ''ridge of nose'')

 

19. nolomio (litː ''other side of nose'')

 

20. siː

 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Grant Aiton, MSc, PhD Candidate,

The Cairns Institute, Language and Culture Research Centre, James Cook University, CAIRNS, QLD 4870, Australia, August 19, 2014.

供资料的语言学家: Mr. Grant Aiton, 2004 年 8 月 19 日.

 

Other comments: Aimele or Aibele has a body tally system starting with the little finger similar to that of Kaluli. Aibele is spoken by about 300 speakers in Southern Highlands province: southwest corner, Mount Bosavi area; Western province: Lake Campbell area. Most moved to Western province: Wawoi falls area, Papua New Guinea. nce: Lake Campbell area. Most moved to Western province: Wawoi falls area.


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