Language name and location: Awiakay, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea 

[No reported in Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 阿维亚凯语, 巴布亚新几内亚东锡皮克省

 

1. kunjakanta 'one only'

2. kondamin 'another with it'

3. kay neñ-amin 'another with the two'  *

4. kay neñ-amin kay neñ-amin

5. kinã kolanda 'one side only hand'
10. kodamin kola 'two hands'

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Darja Hoenigman, Department of Anthropology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. November 8, 2012. 

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Darja Hoenigman. 2012 年 11 月 8 日.

 

Other comments: Awiakay, also known as Karamba or Kansomai, is a little-known Arafundi language of New Guinea. The Awiakay actually only use two numerals:

1= kunjakanta 'one only', 2 = kondamin 'another with it'

others are used much less often

3 = kay neñ-amin which means 'another with the two', 4 = kay neñ-amin kay neñ-amin

5 = kiña kolanda 'one side only hand', 10 = kondamin kola 'two hands'

In the past a much more elaborate counting system was used, which was based on body parts, but was only used for counting warriors.

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