Language name and locationː Anmatyerr(e), Australia [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. (a)nyent [(ʌ)ˈɲəntʰ] |
2. atherr [ʌ'tθəɾᵉ] |
3. urrpety [uɾpitʃ], rrpwety [ɾpwitʃ] ( litː 'a few' ) |
4. akngerr [ʌk'ŋəɾᵊ] ( litː 'many' ) |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. David Strickland,
Australian Society for Indigenous Languages, Alice Spring, NT, Australia,
September 5, 2007. |
Other comments: Anmatyerr has only two words for numbers 1 to 2. After two, there areː urrpety [uɾpitʃ] or rrpwety [ɾpwitʃ] which means ' a few' and akngerr [ʌk'ŋəɾᵊ]. All other numbers are borrowed from English and pronounced as in English. Anmatyerr is an Australian Aboriginal language based north of Alice Spring (about 100-200 kms away). |
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