Language name and locationː Karnai, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区: 卡尔奈语 (巴厘姆语 Barim), 巴布亚新几亚莫罗贝省 

 

1. ta

21. tamot ta kanon ta

2. ru

22. tamot ta kanon ru

3. tol

23. tamot ta kanon tol

4. paŋ

24. tamot ta kanon paŋ

5. lim

25. tamot ta kanon lim

6. lim be ta   ( 5 + 1 )

26. tamot ta kanon lim be ta

7. lim be ru   ( 5 + 2 )

27. tamot ta kanon lim be ru

8. lim be tol  ( 5 + 3 )

28. tamot ta kanon lim be tol

9. lim be paŋ ( 5 + 4 )

29. tamot ta kanon lim be paŋ

10. saŋul

30. tamot ta saŋul 

11. saŋul be ta

40. tamot ru

12. saŋul be ru

50. tamot ru saŋul

13. saŋul be tol

60. tamot tol

14. saŋul be paŋ

70. tamot tol saŋul 

15. saŋul be lim

80. tamot paŋ

16. saŋul be lim be ta

90. tamot paŋ saŋul 

17. saŋul be lim be ru

100. diŋdiŋ(ta), (litː diŋdiŋ = ''grass'')

18. saŋul be lim be tol

200. diŋdiŋ ru

19. saŋul be lim be paŋ

1000

20. tamot ta  (litː ''one person'')

2000. 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Mary Raymond, SOAS, University of London, U.K. June 6, 2006.
供资料的语言学家: Dr. Mary Raymond. 2006 年 6 月 6 日.

 

Other comments: Karnai or Barim has a quinary-vigesimal counting system. Karnai is spoken by about 915 individuals in small villages near Wasu, Morobe Province, on Umboi Island, and near Saidor in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.  


 

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