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Language
name and locationː Kurti,
Manus, Papua New Guinea
[Refer toː
Ethnologue] |
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1. sih |
21. ruŋeh pe sih |
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2. rueh |
22. ruŋeh pe rueh |
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3. toloh |
23. ruŋeh pe toloh |
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4. hahuw |
24. ruŋeh pe hahuw |
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5. limweh (lit: 'hand') |
25. ruŋeh pe limweh |
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6. onoh |
26. ruŋeh pe onoh |
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7. odrotoloh (10 - 3) |
27. ruŋeh pe odrotoloh |
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8. odrorueh (10 - 2) |
28. ruŋeh pe odrorueh |
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9. odrosih (10 - 1) |
29. ruŋeh pe odrosih |
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10. suŋoh |
30. tuluŋeh |
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11. suŋoh pe sih |
40. haŋoh |
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12. suŋoh pe rueh |
50. limŋeh |
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13. suŋoh pe toloh |
60. onŋoh |
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14. suŋoh pe hahuw |
70. drotuluŋeh (100 - 30) |
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15. suŋoh pe limweh |
80. droruŋeh (100 - 20) |
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16. suŋoh pe onoh |
90. odrsuŋoh (100 - 10) |
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17. suŋoh pe odrotoloh |
100. saŋat, 200. ruŋet, 300. tukuŋet |
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18. suŋoh pe odroruweh |
400. haŋat, 500. limŋet, 600. anŋat |
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19. suŋoh pe odrosih |
700. drotuluŋet, 800. droruŋet |
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20. ruŋeh |
900. ansaŋat, 1000. sede |
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Linguist
providing data and dateː Prof. Robert Blust, Department of linguistics, |
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Other comments: Kurti has a typical "Manus type" Austronesian language decimal counting system with special structure for numerals 7 to 9 and 70, 80 and 90. Kurti is spoken by about 3,000 speakers in north central coast of Manus island, Manus province, Papua New Guinea. |
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