Language
name and locationː Lamogai,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. isa |
21. soŋotno akap e isa la klou |
2. akap |
22. soŋotno akap e akap la klou |
3. itlu |
23. soŋotno akap e itlu la klou |
4. apanal |
24. soŋotno akap e apanal la klou |
5. elme (lit: 'hand') |
25. soŋotno akap e elme la klou |
6. elme isa ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. soŋotno akap e elme isa la klou |
7. elme akap ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. soŋotno akap e elme akap la klou |
8. elme itlu ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. soŋotno akap e elme itlu la klou |
9. elme apanal ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. soŋotno akap e elme apanal la klou |
10. soŋotno |
30. soŋotno itlu |
11. soŋotno e isa la klou * |
40. soŋotno apanal |
12. soŋotno e akap la klou |
50. soŋotno elme |
13. soŋotno e itlu la klou |
60. soŋotno elme isa |
14. soŋotno e apanal la klou |
70. soŋotno elme akap |
15. soŋotno e elme la klou |
80. soŋotno elme itlu |
16. soŋotno e elme isa la klou |
90. soŋotno elme apanal |
17. soŋotno e elme akap la klou |
100. vunoruo isa |
18. soŋotno e elme itlu la klou |
200. vunoruo akap |
19. soŋotno e elme apanal la klou |
1000. van tausen * |
20. soŋotno akap |
2000. tu tausen |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. David Brunn, New Tribes Mission,
April 26 |
Other comments: Lamogai has a quinary system of counting. The phrase ''e isa la klou'' literally means ''and one
going over the top'. There is loanword for 'thousand' from English
or Pidgin. Lamogai is spoken by about 6,000 speakers in northwest
interior of Lamogai Phonetic Chart: Consonants:
Vowelsː
Note that [ɪ] and [ʊ] are near close vowels. |
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