Language name and location: Kunbarlang, Australia [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. -kudji 'one' [-kuɟi] * |
2. kaburrk 'two' [kaburk] |
3. baburrk ka -kudji or kaburrk la kun-kudji [kaburkla kuɟi] 'three' (literally 'two and one') |
4. kaburrk la kaburrk [ kaburklakaburk ] (litː 'two and two') * |
5. kun-bid-kun-kudji [kunbidkunkuɟi] (litː 'hand one') |
many. rleng [ɭɛŋ] |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Isabel Oʼkeeffe, School of languages and linguistics, University of Melbourne, Australia. October 23, 2012. 提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Isabel Oʼkeeffe, 2012 年 10 月 23 日. |
Other comments: Kun-barlang has only two words for numbers. Note that the one -kudji is a bound nominal that requires a nominal prefix. With the meaning ‘one’ –kudji requires a noun class prefix (na- [na], kin-[kin], man-[man] or kun-[kun]); many -rleng is a bound nominal that requires a nominal prefix (na- [na], kin-[kin], man-[man] or kun-[kun]). |
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