Language
name and locationː
Gitua, Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. eze |
21. |
2. rua |
22. |
3. tolu |
23. |
4. paŋe |
24. |
5. nimanda sirip (lit: 'hand half ?") |
25. |
6. nimanda sirip wolo eze ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. |
7. nimanda sirip wolo rua ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. |
8. nimanda sirip wolo tolu ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. |
9. nimanda sirip wolo paŋe ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. |
10. nimanda rua ( lit: ''hands two") |
30. nɡere eze nimanda rua |
11. nimanda rua wolo eze |
40. nɡere rua ( litː ''two person") |
12. nimanda rua wolo rua |
50. |
13. nimanda rua wolo tolu |
60. nɡere tolu ( litː ''three person") |
14. nimanda rua wolo paŋe |
70. |
15. nimanda rua aɡenda sirip |
80. nɡere paŋe ( litː ''four person") |
16. nimanda rua aɡenda sirip wolo eze |
90. |
17. nimanda rua aɡenda sirip wolo rua |
100. ai eze |
18. nimanda rua aɡenda sirip wolo tolu |
200. |
19.nimanda rua aɡenda sirip wolo paŋe |
1000. |
20. onɡere eze ( lit: one man'') |
2000. |
Linguist providing
data and dateː Dr. Geoffrey P. Smith, The University of Technology, Lae,
Papua New
Guinea. December 12, 1988. |
Other comments: Gitua has a quinary counting system. Gitua is an Austronesian language of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. spoken by about 1,600 speakers. New data needed to compare with the old one. |
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