Language name and locationː Lihir, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区利希尔, 巴布亚新几内亚新爱尔兰岛东部隔海之利希尔岛

 

1. a huoo

21.  a tsiktun ka huoo

2. a loohuoo

22.  a tsiktun ka loohuoo

3. a laktool

23.  a tsiktun ka laktool

4. a burut

24.  a tsiktun ka burut

5. a lieem (lit: 'hand')

25.  a tsiktun ka lieem

6. a lieem ka huoo     (5 + 1)

26.  a tsiktun ka lieem ka huoo

7. a lieem ka loohuoo (5 + 2)

27.  a tsiktun ka lieem ka loohuoo

8. a lieem ka laktool   (5 + 3)

28.  a tsiktun ka lieem ka laktool

9. a lieem ka burut     (5 + 4)

29.  a tsiktun ka lieem ka burut

10. a loo lieem  (2 x 5)

30.  a tsiktun ka lieem ka loo lieem

11. a loe lieem ka huoo

40.  a loo tsiktun (2 x 20)

12. a loo lieem ka loohuoo

50.  a loo tsiktun ka loo lieem

13. a loo lieem ka laktool

60.  a laktool tsiktun (3 x 20)

14. a loo lieem ka burut

70.  a laktool tsiktun ka loo lieem

15. a laktool lieem  (3 x 5)

80.  a burut tsiktun  (4 x 20)

16. a laktool lieem ka huoo

90.  a burut tsiktun  ka loo lieem

17. a laktool lieem ka loohuoo

100. a limen tsiktun (5 x 20)

18. a laktool lieem ka laktool

200. a loo limen tsiktun (2 x 5 x 20)

19. a laktool lieem ka burut

500. a limen limen tsiktun (5 x 5 x 20)

20. a tsiktun

1000. a loo limen limen tsiktun

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Ms. Minha Park, SIL International, Papua New Guinea, August 28, 2007.
提供资
的语言家: Ms. Minha Park, 2007 年 8 月 28 日.

 

Other comments: Lihir has a quinary-vigesimal numeral system of counting. It is based on five and twenties, with the word for person such as 'tsiktun' functioning as numeral twenty (10 fingers +10 toes). Note that it seems that the 'ts' is a voiceless dental fricative. Lihir is spoken by about 15,000 speakers in Lihir and 3 smaller islands,

New Ireland province, Papua New Guinea.


 

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