Language name and locationː Amara, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区阿马拉语, 巴布亚新几内亚西新不列颠省西北部

 

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.
提供资的语言家: Dr. Bill Thurston, 1997 年 11 月 10 日.

 

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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