Language
name and locationː Haigwai,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
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. |
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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