Language
name and locationː Buhutu,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. ʔeseɡa |
21. taumoho ʔeseɡa ya peʔi ʔeseɡa |
2. luwaɡa |
22. taumoho ʔeseɡa ya peʔi luwaɡa |
3. faihona |
23. taumoho ʔeseɡa ya peʔi faihona |
4. fati |
24. taumoho ʔeseɡa ya peʔi fati |
5. faliɡiɡi |
25. taumoho ʔeseɡa ya peʔi faliɡiɡi |
6. faliɡiɡi ʔeseɡa ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. taumoho ʔeseɡa ya peʔi faliɡiɡi ʔeseɡa |
7. faliɡiɡi luwaɡa ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. taumoho ʔeseɡa ya peʔi faliɡiɡi luwaɡa |
8. faliɡiɡi faihona ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. taumoho ʔeseɡa ya peʔi faliɡiɡi faihona |
9. faliɡiɡi fati ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. taumoho ʔeseɡa ya peʔi faliɡiɡi fati |
10. safuhudohudo |
30. taumoho ʔeseɡa ya peʔi safuhudohudo |
11. safuhudohudo i ʔeseɡa |
40. tatau luwaɡa sa peʔi |
12. safuhudohudo i luwaɡa |
50. tatau luwaɡa sa peʔi safuhudohudo |
13. safuhudohudo i faihona |
60. tatau faihona sa peʔi |
14. safuhudohudo i fati |
70. tatau faihona sa peʔi safuhudohudo |
15. safuhudohudo i faliɡiɡi |
80. tatau fati sa peʔi |
16. safuhudohudo i faliɡiɡi ʔeseɡa |
90. tatau fati sa peʔi safuhudohudo |
17. safuhudohudo i faliɡiɡi luwaɡa |
100. tatau faliɡiɡi sa peʔi |
18. safuhudohudo i faliɡiɡi faihona |
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19. safuhudohudo i faliɡiɡi fati |
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20. taumoho ʔeseɡa ya peʔi * |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Russ Cooper and Mrs. Mary Cooper,
SIL International, Papua
New Guinea.
March 17,
1988. January 7, 2009. |
Other comments: Buhutu has a quinary counting system with one word for ten and a phrase for twenty 'taumoho ʔeseɡa ya peʔi' which means 'one man is dead'. 'tatau' might be it's shortened form. However, people use English or Pisin after five now. Buhutu is spoken by about 1,500 speakers in the Sagarai valley of Alotau district, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea. |
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