Language
name and locationː Kumalu,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. tim'bɛndɛŋ |
2. yu |
3. yon |
4. mɛndəŋ |
5. nəma'βaru (litː 'hand half'') |
10. nəma'ru (litː 'hands two') |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Bruce Hooley,
Summer Institute of
Linguistics, Papua New Guinea.
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Other comments: Kumalu, like other Austronesian languages in Morobe province, has a digit-tally counting system up to twenty. Generally only numbers 1-5 and 10 are regularly used now, for the other numbers words are commonly borrowed from Tok Pisin and English. Kumalu is spoken by about 4,800 speakers in Mumeng district, Morobe province, Papua New Guinea. |
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