Cemuhi

Language name and locationː Cemuhî, New Caledonia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 卡穆希语, 新喀里多尼亚岛北部省地区

1. cèiu [jɛiu]

2. alo [alo]

3. cié [tʲie]

4. paa [paː]

5. nim (litː 'hand' )

6. bwömucèiupwön [mbwɔ mu jɛlu wɔn] (5+1)

7. bwömualopwön [mbwɔ mu alo wɔn] (5+2)

8. bwömuciépwön [mbwɔ mu tʲie wɔn] (5+3)

9. bwömupaapwön [mbwɔ mu paː wɔn] (5+4)

10. pajulu [pɔn ɟulu] or [pan ɟulu]

11. pajulu ka cèiu

12. pajulu ka alo

13. pajulu ka cié

14. pajulu ka paa

15. pajulu ka nim

16. pajulu ka bwömucèiupwön

17. pajulu ka bwömualopwön

18. pajulu ka bwömuciépwön

19. pajulu ka bwömupaapwön

20. apuliè (litː 'one man'), 40. alo apulie (two men), rare used

100. nim apulie (five people)

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Maarten Lecompte, SIL International, June 2, 2006, July 18, 2011, June 12, 2012.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Maarten Lecompte, 2006 年 7 月 18 日. 2011 年 7 月 18 日. 2012 年 7 月 12 日.

Other comments: Cemuhî has a traditional quinary, vigesimal counting system based on 'hands' and 'persons'. However, the people seldom used traditional numbers above five. French loanwords are used instead. Cemuhî is spoken by about 2,000 speakers in east coast, Touho, from Congouma to Wagap and inland valleys, North province, New Caledonia.

Language name and locationː Cemuhî, New Caledonia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 卡穆希语, 新喀里多尼亚岛北部省地区

1. cɛ́iu

2. álò

3. cíé

4. páá

5. ním ( litː 'hand')

6. ním bʷɔ̌a mú cɛ́iu pʷɔ-n (5+1)

7. ním bʷɔ̌a mú álò pʷɔ-n (5+2)

8. ním bʷɔ̌a mú cíé pʷɔ-n (5+3)

9. ním bʷɔ̌a mú páá pʷɔ-n (5+4)

10. pàɟylu

11. pàɟylu kâ(bo) cɛ́iu

12. pàɟylu kâ(bo) álò

13. pàɟylu kâ(bo) cíé

14. pàɟylu kâ(bo) páá

15. pàɟylu kâ(bo) ním

16. pàɟylu kâ(bo) ním bʷɔ̌a mú cɛ́iu pʷɔ-n

17. pàɟylu kâ(bo) ním bʷɔ̌a mú álò pʷɔ-n

18. pàɟylu kâ(bo) ním bʷɔ̌a mú cíé pʷɔ-n

19. pàɟylu kâ(bo) ním bʷɔ̌a mú páá pʷɔ-n

20. cɛ́iu âpulip (litː 'one man'), 30. cɛ́iu âpulip kâ(bo) pàɟylu

40. álò âpulip (lit: 'two men'), 50. álò âpulip kâ(bo) pàɟylu

60. cíé âpulip, 70. cíé kâ(bo) pàɟylu

80. páá âpulip, 90. páá kâ(bo) pàɟylu

100. ním âpulip (lit: 'five people')

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jean-Claude Rivierre, LACITO-CNRS, Paris, France. April 24, 1998.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Jean-Claude Rivierre, 1998 年 4 月 24 日

Other comments: Cemuhî has a traditional quinary / vigesimal counting system based on 'hands' and 'persons'. However, nowadays, the people frequently used French numbers after twenty. Cemuhî is spoken by about 2,000 speakers in east coast, Touho, from Congouma to Wagap and inland valleys, North province, New Caledonia.

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