Language name and locationː Kis, Wewak, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区基斯语, 巴布亚新几内亚东锡皮克省瓦克镇南穆利克湖附近基斯村

 

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.
供资料的语言学家: Mr. Benny Kamagai, 1998 年 1 月 2 日.

 

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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