Language name and locationː Mt. Koiali, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 山地科亚里语, 巴布亚新几内亚中部省

1. iɡae

2. abui

3. abuita iɡaeta  (2+1)

4. abuita abuita  (2+2)

5. ada mole abui (ada is 'hand', 'mole' means 'other')

6. ada mole iɡae

7. ada mole abuita (lit: 'hand other two-with')

8. ada mole abuita iɡaeta

9. ada mole abuita abuita

10. ada abuita (lit: 'hands two-with')

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Roger Garland through Mr. Ray Stegeman, SIL-International, Papua New Guinea, August 23, 2010

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Roger Garland. 2010 年 8 月 23 日

Other comments: Mountain Koiali is spoken by approximately 4,000 speakers in

Kairuku-Hiri district, National Capital District, Central province, Papua New Guinea. Mountain Koiali has a 2, 5-cycle counting system up to twenty. The numerals 1 and 2 are, respectively, 'igae' and 'abui'. In combination to from the numerals 3 and 4, respectively 'abui-ta iɡae-ta' and 'abui-ta abui-ta', they both take the particle '-ta', i.e. with. The number word for 5 is 'ada mole' where 'ada is 'hand' and 'mole' means 'other'. Thus 7 is 'ada mole abui-ta', i.e. 'hand other two-with'. The number word for ten is 'ada abui-ta', i.e 'hands two-with'. Tallying then process from fingers to toes. The numbers word fort 15 is 'ada abui velo igae', i.e. 'hands two foot one' and that for 20 is 'ada abui-ta velo abui-ta, i.e. 'hands two-with feet two-with'.