Language name and location: Awara, Papua New Guinea [Refer toː Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 阿瓦拉语, 巴布亚新几内亚莫罗贝省

1. ɡwendu

21.  twandiwan

2. ɡwenalʌ

22.  twanditu

3. ɡwenalʌ ɡwendu  (2+1)

23.  twanditri

4. ɡwenalʌɣʌt ɡwenalʌɣʌt , popɛlʌ *

24.  twandipo

5. paipɛlʌ

25.  twandipaip

6. sɪkspɛlʌ

26.  twandisɪks

7. sɛβɛnpɛlʌ

27.  twandisɛβɛn

8. etpɛlʌ

28.  twandiet

9. nainpɛlʌ

29.  twandinain

10. tɛnpɛlʌ

30.  tɛti

11. ɛleβɛnpɛlʌ

40.  poti

12. twɛlpɛlʌ

50.  pɪpti

13. tɛtin

60.  sɪksti

14. potin

70.  sɛβɛnti

15. pɪptin

80.  eti

16. sɪkstin

90.  nainti

17. sɛβɛntin

100. wan handɛt

18. etin

200. tu handɛt

19. naintin

1000. wan tausɛn

20. twandi

2000. tu tausɛn

Linguist providing data and dateː Mrs. Susan Quigley, SIL International, Papua New Guinea, July 12, 2008.

提供资料的语言学家: Mrs. Susan Quigley, 2008 年 7 月 12 日.

Other comments: Awara is spoken by approximately 1,800 speakers in Lae district, near the Wantoat language area, Morobe province, Papua New Guinea. Awara use Tok Pisin numerals for 4 and up now. Sometimes they use the Tok Pisin suffix -pɛlʌ on the lower numbers. The Awara numbers above are shown with the classifier 'gwen', which is used for somewhat round or boxy things. Awara has about 30 classifiers. The forms with 'tʌpʌ', used for long or tall things. The phonetic symbol [l] written here in line with the current orthographic, but they are often pronounced as [ř], a ' voiced alveolar lateral'.