Language name and locationː Ambulas, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. nɑkuɾɑk |
21. vidik vidik tɑmbɑ nɑkuɾɑk |
2. vidik |
22. vidik vidik tɑmbɑ vidik |
3. kubuk |
23. vidik vidik tɑmbɑ kubuk |
4. vidik vidik (lit: ''two and two'') |
24. vidik vidik tɑmbɑ vidik vidik |
5. tɑmbɑ (lit: ''one side of the hand'') |
25. vidik vidik tɑmbɑ tɑmbɑ |
6. tɑmbɑ nɑkuɾɑk |
26. vidik vidik tɑmbɑ tɑmbɑ nɑkuɾɑk |
7. tɑmbɑ vidik |
27. vidik vidik tɑmbɑ tɑmbɑ vidik |
8. tɑmbɑ kubuk |
28. vidik vidik tɑmbɑ tɑmbɑ kubuk |
9. tɑmbɑ vidik vidik |
29. vidik vidik tɑmbɑ tɑmbɑ vidik vidik |
10. vidik tɑmbɑ (lit: ''two hands'') |
30. tɑmbɑ nɑkuɾɑk tɑmbɑ (lit: ''six hands'') |
11. vidik tɑmbɑ nɑkuɾɑk |
40. vidik kubuk tɑmbɑ (lit: ''eight hands'') |
12. vidik tɑmbɑ vidik |
50. vidik tɑmbɑ tɑmbɑ |
13. vidik tɑmbɑ kubuk |
60. vidik tɑmbɑ vidik tɑmbɑ |
14. vidik tɑmbɑ vidik vidik |
70. vidik tɑmbɑ vidik vidik tɑmbɑ |
15. kubuk tɑmbɑ (lit: ''three hands'') |
80. kubuk tɑmbɑ nɑkuɾɑk tɑmbɑ |
16. kubuk tɑmbɑ nɑkuɾɑk |
90. kubuk tɑmbɑ kubuk tɑmbɑ |
17. kubuk tɑmbɑ vidik |
100. vidik vidik tɑmbɑ tɑmbɑ (''20 hands'') |
18. kubuk tɑmbɑ kubuk |
200. vidik vidik vidik tɑmbɑ tɑmbɑ |
19. kubuk tɑmbɑ vidik vidik |
1000. vidik tɑmbɑ vidik vidik tɑmbɑ tɑmbɑ |
20. vidik vidik tɑmbɑ (lit: ''four hands'') |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Ms. Ruth Paliak, Linguistics Student, University
of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
through Mr. Ray Stegeman, SIL-International,
Papua New Guinea,
November 18, 提供资料的语言学家: Ms. Ruth Paliak. 2011 年 11 月 18 日 |
Other comments: Ambulas is spoken by approximately 30,000 speakers in Maprik district, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea. The above data is from the Wosera-Kamu dialect of Ambulas language, the traditional counting system of this dialect is based on 'five', 2000 is expressed by ''vidik vidik tɑmbɑ vidik vidik tɑmbɑ tɑmbɑ''. However old data collected from Maprik dialect on the book by the late Glen A. Lean showed that the phrase ''maan vetik taaba vetik '', ''hands two and feet two'' was used to expressed 20. |
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