Language name and location: Breri, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue ]

语言名称和分布地区: 布雷里语, 巴布亚新几内亚马当省中拉穆河地区

1. /úⁿdɣu/

2. /ŋnɔ́sɔ/, /ɔŋɔɛ̀ɲɛ/ there are two words for two; in all subsequent numbers, either

    word can be used interchangeably.

3. /ŋɲúŋku/

4. /ɔ́pŋɔ aⁿtána/ lit. 'leave out the thumb'

5. /pɔ̀pɔ úⁿdɣu [it͡ʃìsi)/ lit. 'one hand [together]'

6. /pɔ̀pɔ úⁿdɣu it͡ʃìni nàŋna ana eke úⁿdɣu/litː 'one hand together and one on the other’

7. /pɔ́pɔ úⁿdɣu it͡ʃìni nàŋna ana eke ŋnɔ́sɔ/ lit. ‘one hand together and two on the

    other’

8. /pɔ́pɔ úⁿdɣu it͡ʃìni nàŋna ana eke ŋɲúŋku/ lit. ‘one hand together and

    three on the other’

9. /pɔ́pɔ úⁿdɣu it͡ʃìni nàŋna ana eke ɔ́pŋɔ aⁿtána/ lit. ‘one hand together and four on

    the other’

10. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ it͡ʃìsi/ lit. ‘two hands together’

11. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ it͡ʃìni ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ana eke úⁿdɣu/ lit. ‘two hands together and one on the

      foot’ (there are two words for ‘foot’ that can be used in counting, /ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ/ and

     /omkrèᵐbe/; in all subsequent numbers, either word can be used interchangeably.)

12. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ it͡ʃìni ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ana eke ŋnɔ́sɔ/ lit. ‘two hands together and two on the

     foot’

13. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ it͡ʃìni ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ana eke ŋnɔ́sɔ/ lit. ‘two hands together and two on the

      foot’

14. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ it͡ʃìni ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ana eke ɔ́pŋɔ aⁿtána/ lit. ‘two hands together and four

     on the foot’

15. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ úⁿdɣu it͡ʃìsi/ lit. ‘two hands and one foot together’

16. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ úⁿdɣu it͡ʃìni ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ɨⁿdɣɨ ana eke úⁿdɣu/ lit. ‘two hands

     and one foot together and one on the other foot’

17. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ úⁿdɣu it͡ʃìni ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ɨⁿdɣɨ ana eke ŋnɔ́sɔ/ lit. ‘two hands

     and one foot together and two on the other foot’

18. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ úⁿdɣu it͡ʃìni ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ɨⁿdɣɨ ana eke ŋɲúŋku/ lit. ‘two hands

     and one foot together and three on the other foot’

19. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ úⁿdɣu it͡ʃìni ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ɨⁿdɣɨ ana eke ɔ́pŋɔ aⁿtána/ lit. ‘two

     hands and one foot together and four on the other foot’

20. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ it͡ʃìsi/ lit. ‘two hands and two feet together’

21. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ it͡ʃìni ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ɨⁿdɣɨ ana eke úⁿdɣu/ lit. ‘two hands

     and two feet together and one on the other foot’

22. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ it͡ʃìni ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ɨⁿdɣɨ ana eke ŋnɔ́sɔ/ lit. ‘two hands

     and two feet together and two on the other foot’

23. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ it͡ʃìni ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ɨⁿdɣɨ ana eke ŋɲúŋku/ lit. ‘two hands

     and two feet together and three on the other foot’

24. /pɔ́pɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ŋnɔ́sɔ it͡ʃìni ɔmkrɔ̀ᵐbɔ ɨⁿdɣɨ ana eke ɔ́pŋɔ aⁿtána/ lit. ‘two

    hands and two feet together and four on the other foot’

25. It seems that there are no numbers above 24.

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. André Tousch, New Tribes Mission, Papua New Guinea, July 13, 2018

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. André Tousch, 2018 年 7 月 13 日

Other comments: Breri is spoken by approximately 4,500 speakers in Middle-Ramu District, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, this language has a counting system up to 24, and It seems that there are no numbers above 24.

Phonetic Charts for Breri, Kwanga dialect

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Stress and toneː

Stress is always on the penult. Tone is contrastive only on the stressed syllable.

é       High         è       Low