Language name and locationː Keyagana, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. maɡoke ( lit: 'only some / one') |
2. lole ( lit: 'two') |
3. loleʔe maɡoʔe (lit: 'two and one') |
4. loleʔe loleʔe (lit: 'two and two') |
5. naya maɡokayaɡa (lit: 'my one hand') |
6. naya maɡokayaɡa maɡoʔe (lit: 'my one hand and one') |
7. naya maɡokayaɡa loleʔe (lit: 'my one hand and two') |
8. naya maɡokayaɡa loleʔe maɡoʔe (lit: 'my one hand and two and one') |
9. naya maɡokayaɡa loleʔe loleʔe (lit: 'my one hand and two and two') |
10. naya lole (lit: 'my two hands') |
11. naya loleʔe maɡoʔe (lit: 'my two hands and one') |
12. naya loleʔe loleʔe (lit: 'my two hands and two') |
13. naya loleʔe loleʔe maɡoʔe (lit: 'my two hands and two and one') |
14. naya loleʔe loleʔe loleʔe (lit: 'my two hands and two and two') |
15. naya loleʔe naiya maɡokayaɡa (lit: 'my two hands and one foot') |
16. naya loleʔe naiya maɡokayaɡaʔe maɡoʔe (lit: 'my two hands and one foot and one') |
17. naya loleʔe naiya maɡokayaɡaʔe loleʔe (lit: 'my two hands and one foot and two') |
18. naya loleʔe naiya maɡokayaɡaʔe loleʔe maɡoʔe |
19. naya loleʔe naiya maɡokayaɡaʔe loleʔe loleʔe |
20. naya loleʔe naiya lole (litː 'my two hands and two feet') |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Cliff Hellar 提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Cliff Hellar, 2010 年 6 月 18 日. |
Other comments: by approximately 11,000 speakers in Henganofi and Okapa districts, Eastern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea. Keyagana counting is a “20” point cycle system. 21 to 29 can be expressed as follows: 21. ''naya loleʔe naiya lole maɡoʔe'', 29. ''naya loleʔe naiya loleʔe kaya maɡokayaɡaʔe loleʔe loleʔe''=my two hands and two feet and your one hand and two and two', 30ː ''naya loleʔe naiya loleʔe kaya loleʔe''='my two hands and two feet and your two hands', 40ː ''lole vekakaʔmo anayaʔe anaiyaʔe''='two man's hands and feet''. After that, they use English with phonological adaptations for 50, fifati; 60, sikasati, 70.seveti, 80.eiti, 90.naiti, 100. vani hatalei, 200. tu hatalei. |
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