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Language name and location: Kubo, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. sesa (litː '5th finger of left hand') |
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2. sesamɔe (litː '4th finger') |
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3. kɔmae (litː '3rd finger') |
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4. dɔsɔu (litː '2nd finger' ) |
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5. hau (litː 'thumb') |
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6. wãɪ̃ (litː 'wrist') |
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7. dɪu (litː 'forearm') |
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8. dɔma (litː 'elbow') |
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9. dɔbe (litː 'upper arm') |
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10. ɔɪ (litː 'shoulder') |
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11. ɡɔbai (litː 'neck') |
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12. du (litː 'ear') |
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13. dihĩɔ̃ (litː 'eye') |
| 14. mĩ (litː 'nose') |
| 15. eyɔ dihɪ̃ɔ̃ (litː 'eye on right hand), 16. eyɔ du (litː 'ear on right hand') |
| 17. eyɔ ɡɔbai (litː 'neck on right hand), 18. eyɔ ɔɪ (litː 'shoulder on right hand) |
| 19. eyɔ dɔbe (litː 'upperarm on right hand), 20. eyɔ dɔma (litː 'elbow on right hand) |
| 21. eyɔ dɪu (litː 'forearm on right hand), 22. eyɔ wãi (litː 'wrist on right hand)̃ |
| 23. eyɔ hau (litː 'thumb on right hand), 24. eyɔ dɔsɔu (litː '2nd finger on right hand) |
| 25. eyɔ kɔmae (litː '3nd finger on right hand), 26. eyɔ sesaoe, 27. eyɔ sesa |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Tom Covington, SIL International, Papua New Guinea, March 16, 2011. 提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Tom Covington, 2011 年 3 月 16 日. |
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Other comments: Kubo is spoken by about 500 speakers in Lake Murray district, Western province, Papua New Guinea. Kubo has a body-tally system count from left hand to right hand and up to 27. Now, most use this system for 1-5, but switch to English above that. Also, if counting thing, (1) and (2) are 'tanɔ' and beyãũ. |
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