Language
name and locationː Lihir,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to Ethnologue] |
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. |
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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