Language
name and locationː Dawawa,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. tʰe'naːɡa |
2. 'raːbuⁱ |
3. 'raːbuⁱ tʰe'naːɡa ( 2 + 1 ) |
4. 'raːbuⁱ 'raːbuⁱ ( 2 + 2 ) |
5. 'nima 'kʰoːvi (lit: 'one hand') |
6. 'raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ ( 2 + 2 + 2 ) |
7. 'raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ be tʰe'naːɡa ( 2 + 2+ 2 + 1 ) |
8. 'raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ ( 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 ) |
9. 'raːbuⁱ 'be raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ be tʰe'naːɡa ( 2 +2 + 2 + 2 + 1 ) |
10. 'nima 'kʰoːvi 'raːbuⁱ ( 'two hands' ) / 'raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ be 'raːbuⁱ |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Martin Knauber,
SIL International, Papua
New Guinea, January 16,
1989. |
Other comments: Dawawa has only two recorded numerals. Nowadays, people use English numbers after five or even two. Dawawa is spoken by about 2,000 speakers in the Rabaraba district of Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea. |
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