Language name and locationː Kosena, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
|
1. morama |
2. kaeʔa ~ kaiʔa |
3. kaumbona ~ kambona |
4. eiyaimba ~ eyimba |
5. evaʔaaseima ~ ebaʔaasi |
10. si-yaan-kaima ~ siyankai (litː 'my hand(s) two') |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Glen A. Lean, Department of
Mathematics and Statistics, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua
New Guinea, July 14, 1987. |
Other comments: Kosena is spoken by approximately 2,800 speakers in Goroka district, Eastern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea. Kosena has a tally system similar to that of Awiyaana (Auyana) language, this above data was taken from SIL survey word List (1975) at Uyaasimpa village. |
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