Language name and locationː Haigwai, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区海格威语, 巴布亚新几内亚米尔内湾省

 

1. emota

2. luɡha

3. tonuɡha

4. voihepali

5. nima em mota (litː 'hand one' )

10. nima luɡha kokove  (litː 'two hands' finished )

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Russ Cooper and Mrs. Mary Cooper, SIL International, Papua New Guinea. January 7, 2009.
供资料的语言学家: Dr. Russ Cooper and Mrs. Mary Cooper. 2009 年 1 月 7 日.

 

Other comments: Haigwai has a traditional quinary counting system. Now most of the people preference is to use English numbers. The simple numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 may still be used now. Haigwai is spoken by about 1,000 speakers in Alotau district, Huhu local government area, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea.


 

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