Language name and locationː  Likum, Manus, Papua New Guinea [Ref to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区利库姆语, 巴布亚新几亚之马努斯岛西南部海边利库姆村

 

1. esi

21.  runoh esi

2. ruweh

22.  runoh ruweh

3. taloh

23.  runoh taloh

4. hahu

24.  runoh hahu

5. limieh (lit: 'hand')

25.  runoh limieh

6. t͡ʃohahu   ( 10 - 4 )

26.  runoh t͡ʃohahu

7. t͡ʃotaloh   ( 10 - 3 )

27.  runoh t͡ʃotaloh

8. t͡ʃoruweh ( 10 - 2 )

28.  runoh t͡ʃoruweh

9. t͡ʃoesi      ( 10 - 1 )

29.  runoh t͡ʃoesi

10. senoh

30.  tunuweh

11. senoh esi

40.  hanoh

12. senoh rueh

50.  lemenoh 

13. senoh taloh

60.  t͡ʃohanoh     ( 100 - 40 )

14. senoh hahu

70.  t͡ʃotunuweh ( 100 - 30 )

15. senoh limieh

80.  t͡ʃorunoh     ( 100 - 20 )

16. senoh  t͡ʃohahu

90.  t͡ʃosenoh     ( 100 - 10 )

17. senoh t͡ʃotaloh

100. sinak, 200. runak, 300. tulunek

18. senoh t͡ʃoruweh

400. haanek, 800. t͡ʃorunek

19. senoh t͡ʃoesi 

1000. rawah

20. runoh

2000. ruwah

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Robert Blust, Department of linguistics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA. April 2, 1988. 
供资料的语言学家: Prof. Robert Blust, 1988 年 4 月 2 日.

 

Other comments: Likum has a typical "Manus type" Austronesian language decimal counting system with special structure for numerals 6 to 9 and 60, 70, 80 and 90 similar to that of the Nyindrou language. Likum is an endangred language spoken by about 80 speakers in west Manus island, Manus province, Papua New Guinea.

Note: ch = IPA t͡ʃ 


 

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