Language
name and locationː Anuki,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. tana / ta'naɣa |
2. bata |
3. ʔaroba |
4. ruwa ma ruwa (2 + 2) |
5. imikovi (lit: 'one hand) / imana i kovi (lit: 'one hand finished') |
6. from 6 to 9 use English numerals now |
10. ima bata (lit: 'two hands) / imana bata i kovi (lit: 'two hands finished') |
11. from 11 to 19 use English numerals now |
20. tomoɣa tana (litː ''one man'') / tamoina i rabobo (litː ?) |
Linguist
providing data and dateː Kipling Borewa, Hazel Kerina, Joanna Frampton
through Karla Sligh Watt, SIL
International, Papua New Guinea.
October 26,
2011.
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Other comments: The Anuki people only use Anuki numbers as far as five. Beyond that, they use English numbering system now. They have an old counting system up to twenty. Anuki is an endangered d language spoken by about 600 speakers in the north coast of Cape Vogel, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea. |
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