Language
name and locationː Amio-Gelimi,
Papua New Guinea
[Ref
Ethnologue] |
1. kumoli |
2. kaini |
3. mik |
4. pinel |
5. lim (lit: 'hand') |
6. kumoli-oko (5+1) |
7. kaini-oko (5+2) |
8. mek-i-oko (5+3) |
9. pinel-i-oko (5+4) |
10. ŋulkepake |
Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Malcolm Ross, Department of
Linguistics, |
Other comments: Amio-Gelimi (Atui) has a traditional quinary system of counting. The language called ‘Amio-Gelimi’ is better called ‘Atui’. This language is spoken by about 2,000 speakers in West New Britain province and East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. |
Language
name and locationː Amio-Gelimi,
Papua New Guinea
[Ref
Ethnologue] |
1. kumoli |
|
2. kaini |
|
3. mik / emik |
|
4. pinel / epinel |
|
5. lim / elim (lit: 'hand') |
|
6. limaki / kumolioko (5+1) |
|
7. limai / kaiiyoko (5+2) |
|
8. limik / mekioko (5+3) |
|
9. limpinel / pinellioko (5+4) |
|
10. ŋulki / ŋulkepake |
30. ŋulki pa mik |
11. ŋulki kumoli |
40. ŋulki pa pinel |
12. ŋulki kaini |
50. ŋulki pa lim |
13. ŋulki mik |
60. ŋulki pa limaki |
14. ŋulki pinel |
70. ŋulki pa limai |
15. ŋulki lim |
80. ŋulki pa limik |
16. ŋulki limaki |
90. ŋulki pa limpinel |
17. ŋulki limai |
100. ŋulki pa ŋulki |
18. ŋulki limik |
|
19. ŋulki limpinel |
|
20. ŋulki pa kaini |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Glen A. Lean, Department of
Communications, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua
New Guinea, 1991. |
Other comments: Amio-Gelimi (Atui) has a traditional quinary system of counting. |
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