Language
name and locationː
Anus, Papua Province, Indonesia [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. 'tɛs |
2. ʔo'ruʔ |
3. tou |
4. fau, fao |
5. arim, ʔɛ'rim |
6. fawertes, faru'ertes ( 5+1 ) |
7. faweruru, faruer'our ( 5+2 ) |
8. fawertou, faruer'tour ( 5+3 ) |
9. fawerfao, faruer'faur ( 5+4 ) |
10. sənafu, faruerʔɛrim ( 5+5 ) |
Linguist providing data and dateː Ms. Theresia Wambaliau through Mrs. Jackie Menanti, Summer
Institute of Linguistics, Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia. August 4, 2005. |
Other comments: Anus has a quinary counting system, there are missing terms after ten. Anus is an endangered language spoken by about 300 speakers in Pulau Anus and Podena islands off north coast, Sarmi regency, Papua province, Indonesia. |
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