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