Language name and locationː Kobon, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 科邦语, 巴布亚新几内亚马当省及西高地省

1. wañiɡ nɨbö (the little one) or añɨ

2. yɨɡwo or mɨhau

3. yɨɡwo aŋ nɨbö or mɨhau nɨɡaŋ

4. yɨɡwo aŋ mɨlö or mɨhau mɨhau

5. mamɨd (litː 'a single hand closed')

6. kaɡoɬ (jɨŋ) 

7. mudun (jɨŋ)  

8. raleb (laŋ)  

9. alɨp (laŋ)  

10. sɨduŋ (laŋ) 

11. aɡɨp (laŋ)  

12. mɨɡan (laŋ)

13. aɡɨp böŋ daŋ  

14. sɨduŋ böŋ daŋ  

15. alɨp böŋ daŋ, 16. raleb böŋ daŋ 

17. mudun böŋ daŋ, 18. kaɡoɬ böŋ daŋ 

19. mamɨd böŋ daŋ, 20. yɨɡwo mɨlö böŋ or ñɨnjuöl añi ap

21. yɨɡwo aŋ nɨbö böŋ daŋ, 22. yɨɡwo böŋ daŋ, 23. wañiɡ nɨbo yaŋ böŋ daŋ,

24, wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm yɨgwo, lit: 'wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ (down) ado göm (coming

     back) yɨgwo (finger), 25. wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm yɨgwo aŋ nɨbö

26. wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm yɨgwo mɨlö, 27. wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm mamɨd

28. wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm kagoƚ (jɨŋ), 29. wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm mudun (jɨŋ)

30. wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm raleb (jɨŋ) or ñɨnjuöl ado gɨ da unbö sɨduŋ laŋ

40. wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm kagoƚ böŋ daŋ or ñɨnjuöl mɨhöp

50. ñɨnmagö böŋ böŋ ado göm kagoƚ jɨŋ or ñɨnjuöl mɨhöp ado gɨ da unbö sɨduŋ laŋ

60. ñɨnmagö böŋ böŋ ado göm raleb böŋ daŋ or ñɨnjuöl mɨhau nɨgaŋ

70. ñɨnjuöl mɨhau nɨgaŋ ado gɨ da unbö sɨduŋ laŋ, 80. ñɨnjuöl mɨhau mɨhau

100. ñɨnjuöl unbö mamɨd u, 200. ñɨnjuöl unbö sɨduŋ laŋ

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. John Davies, SIL International, Papua New Guinea. April 28, 2011.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. John Davies, 2011 年 4 月 28 日.

Other comments: Kobon is spoken by approximately 10,000 speakers in Middle Ramu district, Madang province and area north of Mount Hagen, Western Highlands province, Papua New Guinea. Kobon has a body-part tally systems with a 23-cycle. There are alternatives up to 4 (shown in italic type face). In the numerals beyond 23 there is an alternative of (shown with bold type face) using ñɨnjuöl (hands pulled out) for 20, and adding on the body parts tally numerals to produce 21-39, then ñɨnjuöl (hands pulled out) mɨhöp (two), i.e. 20 x 2 = 40, and adding on the body parts tally numerals to produce 41-59, etc, then ñɨnjuöl (hands pulled out) mɨhau nɨgaŋ (three), i.e. 20 x 3 = 60, and adding on the body parts tally numerals to produce 61-79, etc.

wañɨg nɨbö (1) OR añɨ (1)

yɨgwo (2) OR mɨhau (2)

yɨgwo aŋ nɨbö (3) OR mɨhau nɨgaŋ (3)

yɨgwo mɨlö (4) OR mɨhau mɨhau (4)

mamɨd (5)

kagoƚ (jɨŋ) (6)

mudun (jɨŋ) (7)

raleb (jɨŋ) (8)

ajɨp (laŋ) (9)

sɨduŋ (laŋ) (10)

agɨp (laŋ) (11)

mɨgan (laŋ) (12)

agɨp böŋ daŋ (13)

sɨduŋ böŋ daŋ (14)

ajɨp böŋ daŋ (15)

raleb böŋ daŋ (16)

mudun böŋ daŋ (17)

kagoƚ böŋ daŋ (18)

mamɨd böŋ daŋ (19)

yɨgwo mɨlö böŋ daŋ (20) OR ñɨnjuöl añɨ ap (20)

yɨgwo aŋ nɨbö böŋ daŋ (21)

yɨgwo böŋ daŋ (22)

wañɨg nɨbö böŋ daŋ (23)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm yɨgwo (24)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm yɨgwo aŋ nɨbö (25)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm yɨgwo mɨlö (26)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm mamɨd (27)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm kagoƚ (jɨŋ) (28)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm mudun (jɨŋ) (29)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm raleb (jɨŋ) (30) OR ñɨnjuöl ado gɨ da unbö sɨduŋ laŋ (30)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm kagoƚ böŋ daŋ (40) OR ñɨnjuöl mɨhöp (40)

ñɨnmagö böŋ böŋ ado göm kagoƚ jɨŋ (50) OR ñɨnjuöl mɨhöp ado gɨ da unbö sɨduŋ laŋ (50)

ñɨnmagö böŋ böŋ ado göm raleb böŋ daŋ (60) OR ñɨnjuöl mɨhau nɨgaŋ (60)

ñɨnjuöl mɨhau nɨgaŋ ado gɨ da unbö sɨduŋ laŋ (70)

ñɨnjuöl mɨhau mɨhau (80)

ñɨnjuöl mɨhau mɨhau ado gɨ da unbö sɨduŋ laŋ (90)

ñɨnjuöl unbö mamɨd u (100)

ñɨnjuöl unbö sɨduŋ laŋ (200)

N/A (1000)

Numerals with explanatory gloss

wañɨg nɨbö (the little one) (1) OR añɨ (1)

yɨgwo (finger) (2) OR mɨhau (2)

yɨgwo aŋ (middle) nɨbö (3) OR mɨhau nɨgaŋ (3)

yɨgwo mɨlö (long) (4) OR mɨhau mɨhau (4)

mamɨd (thumb) (5)

kagoƚ (wrist) (jɨŋ – optional (up)) (6)

mudun (forearm) (jɨŋ) (7)

raleb (crook of arm) (jɨŋ) (8)

ajɨp (biceps) (laŋ – optional (high up)) (9)

sɨduŋ (shoulder) (laŋ) (10)

agɨp (collar bone) (laŋ) (11)

mɨgan (hole at centre between clavicle bones) (laŋ) (12)

agɨp böŋ (other side) daŋ (across) (13)

sɨduŋ böŋ daŋ (14)

ajɨp böŋ daŋ (15)

raleb böŋ daŋ (16)

mudun böŋ daŋ (17)

kagoƚ böŋ daŋ (18)

mamɨd böŋ daŋ (19)

yɨgwo mɨlö böŋ daŋ (20) OR ñɨnjuöl (hand pulled) añɨ ap (20)

yɨgwo aŋ nɨbö böŋ daŋ (21)

yɨgwo böŋ daŋ (22)

wañɨg nɨbö böŋ daŋ (23)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ (down) ado göm (coming back) yɨgwo (finger) (24)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm yɨgwo aŋ nɨbö (25)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm yɨgwo mɨlö (26)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm mamɨd (27)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm kagoƚ (jɨŋ) (28)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm mudun (jɨŋ) (29)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm raleb (jɨŋ) (30) OR ñɨnjuöl (hand pulled - twenty) ado gɨ da (coming back) unbö sɨduŋ laŋ (up to shoulder) (30)

wañɨg nɨbö yaŋ ado göm kagoƚ böŋ daŋ (40) OR ñɨnjuöl (hand pulled - twenty) mɨhöp (two) (40)

ñɨnmagö (hands) böŋ (side) böŋ (side – i.e. both sides) ado göm kagoƚ jɨŋ (back up to wrist) (50) OR ñɨnjuöl  (hand pulled - twenty) mɨhöp (two) ado gɨ da (coming back) unbö sɨduŋ laŋ (up to shoulder) (50)

ñɨnmagö böŋ böŋ ado göm raleb böŋ daŋ (60) OR ñɨnjuöl (hand pulled - twenty) mɨhau nɨgaŋ (three) (60)

ñɨnjuöl (hand pulled - twenty) mɨhau nɨgaŋ (three) ado gɨ da (coming back) unbö sɨduŋ laŋ (up to shoulder) (70)

ñɨnjuöl mɨhau mɨhau (80)

ñɨnjuöl (hand pulled - twenty) mɨhau mɨhau (four) ado gɨ da (coming back) unbö sɨduŋ laŋ (up to shoulder)  (90)

ñɨnjuöl (hand pulled - twenty) unbö mamɨd (thumb) u (that) (100)

ñɨnjuöl (hand pulled - twenty) unbö sɨduŋ (shoulder – ten) laŋ (200)

N/A (1000)