Language
name and locationː Kis,
Wewak, Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. aɡeib |
21. kulemua ulani bala aɡeib |
2. ulani |
22. kulemua ulani bala ulani |
3. tolni |
23. kulemua ulani bala tolni |
4. owani |
24. kulemua ulani bala owani |
5. lima (litː 'hand'̠) |
25. kulemua ulani bala lima |
6. lima aɡeib ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. kulemua ulani bala lima aɡeib |
7. lima ulani ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. kulemua ulani bala lima ulani |
8. lima tolni ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. kulemua ulani bala lima tolni |
9. lima owani ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. kulemua ulani bala lima owani |
10. kulemua (litː 'two hands') |
30. kulemua tolni |
11. kulemua bala aɡeib |
40. kulemua owani |
12. kulemua bala ulani |
50. kulemua lima |
13. kulemua bala tolni |
60. kulemua lima aɡeib |
14. kulemua bala owani |
70. kulemua lima ulani |
15. kulemua bala lima |
80. kulemua lima tolni |
16. kulemua bala lima aɡeib |
90. kulemua lima owani |
17. kulemua bala lima ulani |
100. kulemua bala kulemua |
18. kulemua bala lima tolni |
200. kulemua bala kulemua ulani |
19. kulemua bala lima owani |
1000. kulemua bala kulemua bala |
20. kulemua ulani |
2000. kulemua bala kulemua ulani |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Benny Kamagai, Kis missionary,
January 2, 1998. |
Other comments: Kis has a quinary counting system. Kis is an endangered language spoken by about 220 speakers in Samap villagein Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. This language is dying out now. |
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