Language
name and locationː Gimi,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. nake |
21. suŋul tip ile nake |
2. tip |
22. suŋul tip ile tip |
3. mok |
23. suŋul tip ile mok |
4. peŋ |
24. suŋul tip ile peŋ |
5. liem (lit: 'hand') |
25. suŋul tip ile liem |
6. nake le kon liem ŋo ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. suŋul tip ile nake le kon liem ŋo |
7. tip le kon liem ŋo ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. suŋul tip ile tip le kon liem ŋo |
8. mok le kon liem ŋo ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. suŋul tip ile mok le kon liem ŋo |
9. peŋ le kon liem ŋo ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. suŋul tip ile peŋ le kon liem ŋo |
10. suŋul |
30. suŋul mok |
11. suŋul nake ile nake |
40. suŋul peŋ |
12. suŋul nake ile tip |
50. suŋul liem |
13. suŋul nake ile mok |
60. suŋul nake le kon liem ŋo |
14. suŋul nake ile peŋ |
70. suŋul tip le kon liem ŋo |
15. suŋul nake ile liem |
80. suŋul mok le kon liem ŋo |
16. suŋul nake ile nake ke kon liem ŋo |
90. suŋul peŋ le kon liem ŋo |
17. suŋul nake ile tip ke kon liem ŋo |
100. suŋul suŋul (10 x 10) |
18. suŋul nake ile mok ke kon liem ŋo |
200. tu handret <English 'hundred' |
19. suŋul nake ile peŋ ke kon liem ŋo |
1000. wan tausen < English 'thousand' |
20. suŋul tip |
2000. tu tausen |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Wayne Baker, New Tribes Mission,
November 14 |
Other comments: Gimi or Loko has a quinary system of counting. They use English or Pidgin numbers more frequently now. Note that the 'ng' in Romanized spellings is='ŋ'. Gimi is spoekn by about 2,000 speakers in the southwest coast and inland of West New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. |
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