Language
name and locationː Bannoni, Papua
New Guinea [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. kadaken |
21. manoɣa toom viravana kadaken |
2. toom |
22. manoɣa toom viravana toom |
3. dapisa |
23. manoɣa toom viravana dapisa |
4. tovatsi |
24. manoɣa toom viravana tovatsi |
5. ɣinima (litː ''one hand'') |
25. manoɣa toom viravana ɣinima |
6. bena (litː 'bena'=across' ) |
26. manoɣa toom viravana bena |
7. bena tom (litː 'across plus one' ) |
27. manoɣa toom viravana bena tom |
8. bena kapisa (litː 'across plus two' ) |
28. manoɣa toom viravana bena kapisa |
9. visa |
29. manoɣa toom viravana visa |
10. manoɣa |
30. manoɣa dapisa |
11. manoɣa viravana kadaken |
40. manoɣa tovatsi |
12. manoɣa viravana toom |
50. manoɣa ɣinima |
13. manoɣa viravana dapisa |
60. manoɣa bena |
14. manoɣa viravana tovatsi |
70. manoɣa bena tom |
15. manoɣa viravana ɣinima |
80. manoɣa bena kapisa |
16. manoɣa viravana bena |
90. manoɣa visa |
17. manoɣa viravana bena tom |
100. raus kadaken |
18. manoɣa viravana bena kapisa |
200. raus toom |
19. manoɣa viravana visa |
1000. kokoreu kadaken |
20. manoɣa toom |
2000. kokoreu toom |
Linguist
providing data and dateː
Dr. Piet Lincoln.
Department of
linguistics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA,
December 14 |
Other comments: Bannoni or Banoni has a peculiar counting system called 'incomplete decimal system', the word for 6 'bena' is a verb means 'cross', and 6 and 7 are formed by 'across and one', 'across and two' respectively. Bannoni is spoken by about 4,500 speakers in Empress Augusta Bay coast, between Aruma and Puriata rivers, Bougainville province, Papua New Guinea. |
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