Language name and locationː  Gupapuyngu, Australia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 古帕普伊古语, 澳大利亚北部地区

1. wanɡɡany  / waŋɡ̠aɲ / 'solitary'

2. märrma  /ma:rma / 'pair'

3. l̠urrkun  / ɭurkun /  ('trio'ː literally family of man wife & child)

4.  bukumiriw  / bukumiɽiw /= headless ('literally ː set of turtle without a top one) *

5.  wanɡɡany rulu /waŋaɲ rulu /= set (of turtle eggs arranged in square pyramid)

     with head.

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. John Rudder, School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, December 3, 2012.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. John Rudder, 2012 年 12 月 3 日.

Other comments: Gupapuyngu only has two traditional numbers. For number 4ː this is a square pyramid which has a base of of four eggs and a fifth one on to called the head. hence for four, buju (=head) miriw (=without). Note on the traditional spellings and IPA transcriptions: 1. wanggany: ends with an alveopalatal nasal sound pronounced with the tongue tip behind the bottom teeth your spelling of the first closed syllable, 2.