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Language
name and locationː Kele,
Manus, Papua New Guinea
[Refer toː
Ethnologue] |
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1. sih |
21. ruŋeh pe sih |
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2. rueh |
22. ruŋeh pe rueh |
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3. teloh |
23. ruŋeh pe teloh |
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4. hahuw |
24. ruŋeh pe hahuw |
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5. limweh (lit: 'hand') |
25. ruŋeh pe limweh |
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6. onoh |
26. ruŋeh pe onoh |
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7. droteloh (10 - 3) |
27. ruŋeh pe droteloh |
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8. drorueh (10 - 2) |
28. ruŋeh pe drorueh |
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9. drosih (10 - 1) |
29. ruŋeh pe drosih |
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10. suŋah |
30. tuluŋeh |
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11. suŋah pe sih |
40. haŋoh |
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12. suŋah pe rueh |
50. limŋeh |
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13. suŋah pe teloh |
60. ansuŋeh / enŋwah |
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14. suŋah pe hahuw |
70. dratuluŋeh (100 - 30) |
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15. suŋah pe limweh |
80. draruŋeh (100 - 20) |
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16. suŋah pe onoh |
90. drasuŋeh (100 - 10) |
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17. suŋah pe droteloh |
100. epou, 200. rupow, 300. tulupow |
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18. suŋah pe drorueh |
400. hapow, 500. lipow, 600. enpow |
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19. suŋah pe drosih |
700. drotulupow, 800. drorupow |
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20. ruŋeh |
900. drwepow, 1000. ponhapow |
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Linguist
providing data and dateː Prof. Robert Blust, Department of linguistics, |
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Other comments: Kele has a typical "Manus type" Austronesian language decimal counting system with special structure for numerals 7 to 9 and 70, 80 and 90. Kele is spoken by about 1,500 speakers on south coast inland of Manus island, Manus province, Papua new Guinea. |
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