Language name and location: East Kewa, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. kekali (lit: ''little finger'' ) |
2. kekali yame (lit: ''ring finger'' ) |
3. anda ki (lit: ''middle finger'' ) |
4. malaa (lit: ''index finger'' ) |
5. su (lit: ''thumb'') |
6. su mindi (lit: ''flesh of the thumb'') |
7. waraa (lit: ''palm'') |
8. kerepo (lit: ''wrist'' ) |
9. palaɡi (lit: ''carpals'' ) |
10. noe (lit: ''radius'' ) |
11. noae re luambu (lit: ''ulna / small arm'' ) |
12. komaa (lit: ''above elbow'' ) |
13. winya ropaa (litː ''lower upper arm'') |
14. ali ropaa (lit: ''upper upper arm'') |
15. pasaa (litː ''shoulder'' ) |
16. pasaa kuli ( lit: ''shoulder bone'') |
17. pasaa mindi (lit: ''shoulder muscle'' ) |
18. maa (lit: ''neck'' ) |
19. yaɡaa (lit: ''jaw'') |
20. kale ( lit: ''ear'') |
21. pae (lit: ''cheek'') |
22. le (lit: ''eye'' ) |
23. paki (lit: ''inside corner of eye'' ) |
24. rikaa (lit: ''between eyes'' ) |
25 - 47. the body parts are repeated in reverse order and by adding menda ''another''. |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Karl J. Franklin,
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Karl J. Franklin. 2010 年 3 月 29 日. |
Other comments: The East Kewa has a tally counting system based on 24. |
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