Language
name and locationː Andra-Hus,
Manus, PNG
[Refer toː
Ethnologue] |
1. sih |
21. luŋuh me sih |
2. luoh |
22. luŋuh me luoh |
3. taloh |
23. luŋuh me taloh |
4. hahu |
24. luŋuh me hahu |
5. limeh (lit: 'hand') |
25. luŋuh me limeh |
6. onoh |
26. luŋuh me onoh |
7. horaloh (10 - 3) |
27. luŋuh me horaloh |
8. holuoh (10 - 2) |
28. luŋuh me holuoh |
9. hosi (10 - 1) |
29. luŋuh me hosi |
10. seŋol |
30. tuluŋuh |
11. seŋol me sih |
40. haŋuh |
12. seŋol me luoh |
50. limiŋuh |
13. seŋol me taloh |
60. onoŋuh |
14. seŋol me hahu |
70. horaluŋuh (100 - 30) |
15. seŋol me limeh |
80. horuŋuh (100 - 20) |
16. seŋol me onoh |
90. hoseŋuh (100 - 10) |
17. seŋol me horaloh |
100. saŋat, 200. luŋat, 300. tuluŋat |
18. seŋol me holuoh |
400. haŋat, 500. limiŋat, 600. onoŋat |
19. seŋol me hosi |
700. horaluluŋat, 800. holuluŋat |
20. luŋuh |
900. hosaŋat, 1000. pwesi |
Linguist
providing data and dateː Prof. Robert Blust, Department of linguistics, |
Other comments: Andra-Hus has a typical "Manus type" Austronesian language decimal counting system with special structure for numerals 7 to 9 and 70, 80 and 90. The above data was taken from Ahus dialect. Andra-Hus is spoken by about 1,500 speakers in Andra and Hus islands, Manus province, Papua New Guinea. |
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