Language name and locationː Ewage-Notu, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 埃瓦格-诺图语, 巴布亚新几内亚奥罗省阿克兰爵士湾附近地区

1. da

2. etoto

3. tamonde ~ tamode

4. ingo giti patido (lit: 'one hand with the thumb held down')

5. ingo da (litː 'hand one')

10. ingo etoto (litː 'hands two')

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Glen A. Lean, Department of Communications, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea, 1991.

Sourceː Glendon A. Lean. Counting systems of Papua New Guinea, volume 5, Northern (Oro) Province. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea, 1991.

SOURCES:

A. Data: 7 CSQs. Villages: Momborada, Eroro, Natatu, Gona(3), Baberada.

B. 'Ewage': SIL Word List(1975), Village : Buna.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Glen A. Lean, 1991 年.    

Other comments: Ewage-Notu is spoken by about 10,000 speakers in three separate coastal regions of Holnicote Bay around Gona and Buna. The other two regions lie on the opposite shores of Dyke Ackland Bay, Oro province, Papua New Guinea.

Ewage-Notu system appears to have a (5) cyclic pattern and a frame pattern (1, 2, 3, 5) and is very similar to the Binanadere and Ambasi systems. According to the SIL data, 4 is obtained by subtraction, i.e one hand with the thumb held down. 'ingo giti pasido'. The number words for 5 to 10 are respectively 'ingo da' and 'ingo etoto', i.e 'hand one' 'hands two'.