Language name and location: Ekari, Papua province, Indonesia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 埃卡里语 (梅语Mee), 印度尼西亚巴布亚省及西巴布亚省地区

1. ɛnáʔ

21.  ɛná má mɛ́píːnà

2. wijá

22.  wijá má mɛ́píːnà

3. widò

23.  widò má mɛ́píːnà

4. wiː

24.  wiː má mɛ́píːnà

5. idíbì

25.  idíbì má mɛ́píːnà

6. benúmì

26.  benúmì má mɛ́píːnà

7. pitúwò

27.  pitúwò má mɛ́píːnà

8. waɡʟúwò

28.  waɡʟúwò má mɛ́píːnà

9. ijɛ́ː 

29.  iyɛ́ː mɛ́píːnà

10. ɡʟáːtiʔ    

30.  yɔ́káɡʟáːtiʔ

11. ɛ́ná má ɡʟáːtiʔ

40.  mɛ́píːjàʔ

12. wijá má ɡʟáːtiʔ

50.  ɡʟáːtìːbèu

13. widò má ɡʟáːtiʔ

60.  mɛ́ːkábádò

14. wiː má ɡʟáːtiʔ

71.  èna ma gàati dàimita mutò (1+10+60)

15. idíbì má ɡʟáːtiʔ

16. benúmì má ɡʟáːtiʔ

17. pitúwò má ɡʟáːtiʔ

18. waɡʟúwò má ɡʟáːtiʔ

19. iyɛ́ː ɡʟáːtiʔ

20. mɛpíːnàʔ

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Niko Kobepa, Department of Linguistics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, May 14, 2011.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Niko Kobepa, 2011 年 5 月 14 日.   

Other comments: Ekari is spoken by approximately 100,000 speakers in Paniai regencies in west central highlands and Lake Paniai area and Kaimana regency in West Papua province, Indonesia. Ekari has a counting system based on sixty (sexagesimal system).

Notes:

1) /ɡʟ/ is graphemically <g>, it is not clear whether it is a velar stop or velar lateral.
      Some say it is velar stop, but …..;, not sure yet;

2). I haven’t got what happens after 60; 3). 12-18, just add 2, 3, etc to má ɡʟáːtiʔ, the
     same applies to 21-28, 31-38, 41-48, 51-58. 4). It seems to me that tone pattern is
     HL plus mid, but again haven’t done detail analysis on tone yet.  

(Drabbe 1952: 30) recorded 71 as 'èna ma gàati dàimita mutò='one and ten and sixty'.

the base of 60 was also used in the ancient Near Eastern language Sumerian.

Language name and location: Ekari, Papua province, Indonesia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 埃卡里语 (梅额语Mee), 印度尼西亚巴布亚省及西巴布亚省地区

1. ɛnáʔ

21. 

2. wihá

22.  

3. widóʔ

23. 

4. wi

24. 

5. idibíʔ

25.  

6. mbɛnúmi

26.  

7. pitúoʔ

27.  

8. waɣuɣóʔ

28.  

9. ihɛ́ 

29.  

10. itáti    

30.  

11. 

40.  

12. 

50. 

13.

60.  

14. 

70. 

15. 

80.  

16. 

90. 

17. 

100.

18. 

200.

19. 

1000.

20. 

2000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Mrs. Heljä Clouse, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Indonesia, 1989. 

提供资料的语言学家: Mrs. Heljä Clouse, 1989 年.

Other comments: Ekari may has a counting system similar to that of Auye.