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Language
name and locationː Kurudu Islands, Papua, Indonesia [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
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1. bosandi |
21. |
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2. boru |
22. |
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3. botor |
23. |
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4. boat |
24. |
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5. boverim |
25. |
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6. boverim de bosandi ( 5 + 1) |
26. |
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7. boverim de boru ( 5 + 2) |
27. |
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8. boverim de botor ( 5 + 3) |
28. |
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9. boverim de boat ( 5 + 4) |
29. |
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10. sur |
30. parsinon mansandi re sur |
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11. surare bosandi |
40. parsinin mandu |
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12. surare boru |
50. |
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13. |
60. |
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14. |
70. |
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15. |
80. |
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16. |
90. |
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17. |
100. parsinon boverim |
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18. |
200. |
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19. surare boverim mare boat |
1000. |
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20. parsinon mansandi |
2000. |
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Linguist providing
data and dateː Dr. David Kamholz, Department of Linguistics, University
of California at Berkeley, USA. September 3, 2015. |
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Other commentsː Kurudu has a quinary-vigesimal numeral system. Kurudu is spoken by about 2,000 speakers in Kaipuri and Poiwai villages; Kurudu islands, Papua province, Indonesia. Note that the traditional spelling 'c'=IPA [t͡ʃ], 'j'=IPA [d͡ʒ], 'ng'=IPA [ŋ]. |
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Language
name and locationː Kurudu Islands, Papua, Indonesia [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
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1. bosandi |
21. parsinon bosandi |
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2. boru |
22. parsinon reboru |
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3. botor |
23. parsinon reboto |
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4. boat |
24. parsinon reboat |
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5. boverim |
25. parsinon boverim |
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6. boverim de bosandi ( 5 + 1) |
26. parsinon boverim de bosandi |
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7. boverim de boru ( 5 + 2) |
27. parsinon boverim de boru |
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8. boverim de botor ( 5 + 3) |
28. parsinon boverim de botor |
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9. boverim de boat ( 5 + 4) |
29. parsinon boverim de boat |
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10. sur |
30. parsinon resur |
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11. surare bosandi |
40. parsinon mandu (lit: ''two persons'') |
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12. surare reboru |
50. parsinon mandu resur |
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13. surare rebotor |
60. parsinon mantor (lit: ''three persons'') |
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14. surare reboat |
70. parsinon mantor resur |
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15. surare boverim |
80. parsinon manat (lit: ''four persons'') |
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16. surare boverim de bosandi |
90. parsinon manat resur |
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17. surare boverim de boru |
100. parsinon verim (lit: ''five persons'') |
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18. surare boverim de botor |
200. |
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19. surare boverim de boat |
1000. |
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20. parsinon (lit: ''one person'') |
2000. |
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Linguist providing
data and dateː Mr. Marcel de Jong, GKII/ GKITP (Gereja Kristen Indonesia,
Indonesian Christian Church), Papua, Indonesia,
February 21, 2015. |
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Other comments: Kurudu has a quinary counting system different from that of most languages in Yapen Island. Numbers 1 to 5, 10 and 20 are written with one word. Counting system: 1st until 5th finger, 6 - 10 using the fingers of both hands, 11-20 using the toes of both feet. Numbers 11-15, 40, 60, 80 and 100 are written with two words: (11-15) counting starting from 10 toes and 1-5 fingers, added with 1 to 5 fingers from the other hand; (40) 2 times all fingers and toes; (60) 3 times all fingers and toes; (80) four times all fingers and toes. So, the word used for number 20 means: ’intact’, ’everything’, that is all numbers from an intact person. Hence, parsinon ‘one person’ also means ‘20’, and ‘parsinon mandu’ ‘two persons’ means 40. Further, the counting system for counting after number 20 is: ’20 plus 1’, ‘ 20 plus 2’, ‘20+ 3’ etc. The counting system for counting number 30 is: ’20 plus 10’ etc. Kurudu is spoken by about 2,000 speakers in Kaipuri and Poiwai villages; Kurudu islands, Papua province, Indonesia. |
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Language
name and locationː Kurudu Islands, Papua, Indonesia [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
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1. bosɑndi |
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2. boru |
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3. botoru |
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4. boɑt |
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5. bowerin |
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6. bowerin bosɑndi |
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7. bowerin boru |
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8. bowerin boɑt |
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9. bowerin bowerin |
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10. soro |
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11. soro bosɑndi |
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12. soro boru |
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13. soro boɑt |
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14. soro bowerin |
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15. soro bowerin |
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16. soro bowerin bosɑndi |
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17. soro bowerin boru |
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18. soro bowerin boɑt |
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19. soro bowerin bowerin |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Paul van Velzen, Leiden
University, Netherlands,
June 19, 2013. |
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Other comments: Kurudu has a quinary counting system different from that of most languages in Yapen Island. No phonological investigation was made. Informant was not able to count from 19 onwards. In general, West Yapen languages are ill-described. I think I am the first linguist to collect any data since J.C. Anceaux in 1961 ( The Linguistic Situation in the Islands of Yapen, Kurudu, Nau and Miosnum, New Guinea, VKI 35). Many people in the region do not learn to speak their native tongue. Kurudu is spoken by about 2,000 speakers in Kaipuri and Poiwai villages; Kurudu islands, Papua province, Indonesia. |
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