Language name and locationː Amele, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 阿梅勒语, 巴布亚新几内亚马当省

1. osahiʔ ~ osaiʔ ~ osol ~ oso

2. leʔis ~ leis

3. ʔijed

4. wal oso  (litː 'four', 'four-concered object')

5. ebum oso  (litː 'one hand')

6. eben naha ɡic osol=ʔa (litː 'hand palm finger one=add')

7. eben naha ɡic leʔis=ʔa (litː 'hand palm finger two=add')

8. eben naha ɡic ʔijed=ʔa (litː 'hand palm finger three=add')

9. eben naha ɡic wal oso=ʔa (litː 'hand palm finger four=add')

10. eben naha naha  (litː ''hand palm finger one=add')

11. eben naha naha ɡic osol=ʔa  (litː 'hand palm palm finger one=add')

12. eben naha naha ɡic leʔis=ʔa  (litː 'hands both sides and two on a foot')

13. eben naha naha ɡic ʔijed=ʔa  

14. eben naha naha wal oso =ʔa  

15. eben naha naha eben naha=ʔa  (litː 'hand palm palm hand palm=add')

16. eben naha naha eben naha ɡiʔ osol=ʔa  ('hand palm p. h. p. finger one=add')

17. eben naha naha eben naha ɡiʔ leʔis=ʔa  

18. eben naha naha eben naha ɡiʔ ʔijed=ʔa  

19. eben naha naha eben naha wal oso=ʔa  

20. eben naha naha eben naha naha=ʔa  (litː 'hand palm p. h. p. p. =add')

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. John Roberts, SIL International, Papua New Guinea, July 5, 2008.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. John Roberts, 2008 年 7 月 5 日.

Other comments: Amele is spoken by approximately 5,000 speakers in Madang district, hills up from Astrolabe bay, Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Amele has a base five counting system. It is based on the hand and five fingers. In Amles you literally count on the palms of your hand. This counting system is only really practical up to 10. 20 can be expressed by 'hand palm palm hand palm palm =add'.