Language name and location: Doloman, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. niŋɡalaʔ |
2. yalambok |
3. yaliniŋ |
4. yali yali ('two and two') |
5. yali yali niŋ ('two and two and one') |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Geoffrey P. Smith, Department of Language and Communication Studies, The University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea. December 12, 1988.
Source: Smith, Geoffrey P.
1988. Morobe Counting systems, Pacific Linguistics, A-76, 1988,
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
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Other comments: Doloman or Mamaa is spoken by only 12 speakers at Mamaa village, west of Boana, Morobe province, Papua New Guinea. The counting data were obtained from village informants. The informants did not proceed further, although it is likely that the traditionally hands would be used as tallies. In the system described there are two numerals words. |
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