Language name and location: Bisorio, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. habila |
21. dailau hali (forearm other side) |
2. labo |
22. dailau baule (wrist other side) |
3. sebo |
23. youmusebe (thumb) |
4. dumeda |
24. ? Forgot |
5. you |
25. samunaga (middle finger) |
6. baule (wrist) |
26. gegamusebe (point finger) |
7. hali (forearm) |
27. gega (little finge |
8. logo (elbow) |
Dobafe Habila- counted through once |
9. gidoba (bicep) |
29. |
10. ganowa (or gi labo- 2 hands) |
30. Hede sebo 3 sticks |
11. masa (neck) |
40. gaise labo 2 complete persons |
12. hale (ear) |
50. hede yisobu 5 sticks |
13. gene (eye) |
60. hede bausobu 6 sticks |
14. dowi (nose) |
70. hede halisobu 7 sticks |
15. dailau gene (eye other side |
80. hede logosobu 8 sticks |
16. dailau hale (ear other side) |
90. hede ganowasobu 9 sticks |
17. dailau masa (neck other side) |
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18. dailau ganowa (shoulder other side) |
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19. dailau gidoba (bicep other side) |
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20. dailau.. (or gaise habila whole person perWholeperson) |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Bob Kennell through Mr. Jason Stuart, ETHNOS 360 (NTM), Papua New Guinea. October 31, 2023 提供资料的语言学家: Mr Bob Kennell. 2023 年 10 月 31 日. |
Other comments: Bisorio is an endangered language is spoken by about 1,000 speakers (together with the Nete speakers) spoken at the head of the Korosamen River adjacent to the Nete dialect-speaking area, Enga province, Papua New Guinea. Bisorio has a body-tally system up to 27 and can used sticks count to 90. |
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