Language name and location: Fasu, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 法苏语, 巴布亚新几内亚南高地省库图布湖西边

1. meno (little finger)

2. teta (ring finger)

3. isia (middle finger )

4. kitafa (index finger)

5. kakorea (thumb)

6. nama (palm of hand)

7. yatipinu (inside wrist)

8. kari (forearm)

9. tokona (inside elbow)

10. kaeyako (upper arm)

11. kinu (shoulder)

12. keno (collar bone)

13. fufu neck (below ear)

14. senaki (ear)

15. pare (cheek bone)

16. hi (eye)

17. no (side of nostril)

18. terayia ( ridge of nose) cycle mid-point

19. taku no (other) side of nostril

20. taku hi (other) eye

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 10, Southern Highlands Province. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea, 1991.

Source: May and Loeweke (1981, p.407).  
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Glen A. Lean, 1991 年.    

Other comments: Fasu, also known as Namo Me, is a language in the West Kutubuan Family, Central and South New Guinea Stock. The Fasu people live in the Nipa Sub Province of the Southern Highlands Province to the west of Lake Kutubu and generally to the northeast of the Kikori River. Including one village which is to the southwest of the Kikori, the people number about 850. There is another group of approximately 150-200 living near the juncture of the Turama and Kanau rivers, including this village. The total number of speakers is approximately 1,000. The Fasu system is a body-part tally one with a 35-cycle. There are 17 points tallied on the left side of the body and their 17 symmetrical counterparts on the right side. The cycle mid-point is the bridge of the nose, on the body's vertical axis of symmetry, which is the 18th tally-point. One complete cycle is 'hokono hakasa u'. As the 35th tally-point is reached, this is called 'kenake urutae', i.e. the last one counted.  Fasu adopts a body-part counting system. Ther old data was derived from E. Loeweke and J. May's book - "General Grammar of Fasu (Namo Me), Summer Institute of Linguists, 1981, not sure if they are still using old traditional body tally system or use Tok Pisin numerals. New data is required.