Language
name and locationː
Amara, Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. kapuk |
21. suŋuruo kapuk |
2. ruo |
22. suŋuruo ruo |
3. tel |
23. suŋuruo tel |
4. paŋ |
24. suŋuruo paŋ |
5. lume (lit: 'hand') |
25. suŋuruo lume |
6. lume kapuk ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. suŋuruo lume kapuk |
7. lume ruo ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. suŋuruo lume ruo |
8. lume tel ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. suŋuruo lume tel |
9. lume paŋ ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. suŋuruo lume paŋ |
10. soŋoul |
30. suŋtelio |
11. soŋoul kapuk |
40. silpaŋio |
12. soŋoul ruo |
50. siŋilme |
13. soŋoul tel |
60. siŋilme soŋoul ( 50 + 10 ) |
14. soŋoul paŋ |
70. siŋilme suŋuruo ( 50 + 20 ) |
15. soŋoul lume |
80. siŋilme suŋtelio ( 50 + 30 ) |
16. soŋoul lume kapuk |
90. siŋilme silpaŋio ( 50 + 40 ) |
17. soŋoul luma ruo |
100. kuvusŋe |
18. soŋoul luma tel |
200. kuvusŋe ruo |
19. soŋoul luma paŋ |
|
20. suŋuruo |
|
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Bill Thurston, Department of
Anthropology,
Okanagan College,
Kelowna, B.C.,
Canada, November
10, 1997. |
Other comments: Amara or Bibling has a quinary counting system. The formation for 60, 70, 80, 90 are formed by 50 plus 10, 20, 30, 40, respectively. Amara is an endangered language spoken by 200 speakers in some villages in northwest coast of West New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. |
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