Language name and locationː Gimi, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 吉米语, 巴布亚新几内亚东高地省及钦布省

1. kikak ~ ikika

2. rare ~ lale

3. rare a kikak ~ rareɡa kika ~ laleɡao ikika

4. rare bete rare bete  ~ laleɡao laleɡao

5. ʔaisa nazaubu ~ kaisanazaubu ~ laleɡao laleɡao ikika

10. nazatare ('two fists are closed')

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Glen A. Lean, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea, July 14, 1987.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Glen A. Lean, 1987 年 7 月 14 日.

Other comments: Gimi is spoken by approximately 23,000 speakers in border area of Chimbu province and Okapa district of Eastern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea. Gimi has a finger-and-two tally system with a (2, 5, 20 ) cyclic pattern with an explicit 20- or 'man' cycle. Tallying is done on fingers and toes beginning with the little finger (which is turned down) of the left hand. For 6, the little finger of the right hand is turned down and the corresponding tally-direction is 'hand+one'. Tallying 10, the two fists are closed and 11 is tallied on the little toe of the left foot. Tallying proceeds on the toes until 20 is reached and the this given as  'one man' The IMP / SIL informant indicated that this mode of tallying is still used by all age groups but usually only in tallying up to 5. Beyond 5, Tok Pisin numerals are used, particularly by the vernacular. Neither of the CSQ informants could provided data for counting beyond 5.