Language name and locationː Lote, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 洛特语 (乌沃尔语 Uvol), 巴布亚新几内亚之新不列颠岛中南部

1. ɛllɛ

21.  ana nɔn kina ɛllɛ pe ɛllɛ

2. nai

22.  ana nɔn kina ɛllɛ pe nai

3. mɔl

23.  ana nɔn kina ɛllɛ pe mɔl

4. hɛnɛl

24.  ana nɔn kina ɛllɛ pe hɛnɛl

5. limɛ (lit: 'hand')

25.  ana nɔn kina ɛllɛ pe limɛ

6. limɛ pe ratɛlɛ ɛllɛ    ( 5 + 1 )

26.  ana nɔn kina ɛllɛ pe limɛ pe ɛllɛ

7. limɛ pe ratɛlɛ nai     ( 5 + 2 )

27.  ana nɔn kina ɛllɛ pe limɛ pe nai

8. limɛ pe ratɛlɛ mɔl    ( 5 + 3 )

28.  ana nɔn kina ɛllɛ pe limɛ pe mɔl

9. limɛ pe ratɛlɛ hɛnɛl  ( 5 + 4 )

29.  ana nɔn kina ɛllɛ pe limɛ pe hɛnɛl

10. analɔx ( litː ''one whole'' )

30.  ana nɔn kina ɛllɛ pe ana lɔx

11. analox pe ɛllɛ

40.  ana nɔn kina nai ( 20 x 2 )

12. analɔx pe nai

50.  ana nɔn kina nai pe ana lɔx

13. analɔx pe mɔl

60.  ana nɔn kina mɔl ( 20 x 3 )

14. analɔx pe hɛnɛl

70.  ana nɔn kina mɔl pe ana lɔx

15. analɔx pe limɛ

80.  ana nɔn kina hɛnɛl ( 20 x 4 )

16. analɔx pe limɛ pe ɛllɛ

90.  ana nɔn kina hɛnɛl pe ana lɔx

17. analɔx pe limɛ pe nai

100. ana nɔn kina limɛ ( 20 x 5 )

18. analɔx pe limɛ pe mɔl

200. ana nɔn kina ana lɔx ( 20 x 10 )

19. analɔx pe limɛ pe hɛnɛl

20. ana nɔn kina ɛllɛ *

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Greg Pearson, SIL International, Papua New Guinea, March 22, 1996, December 24, 2008.
提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Greg Pearson, 1996 年 3 月 22 日, 2008 年 12 月 24 日.

Other comments: Lote or Uvol has a quinary system. The numerals 6 -9 are built on the numeral 5. This is done by conjoining the numeral limɛ with the phrase '5 and hold 1, 2, 3, 4'. The word ratele is most likely a shortened form of ra-hit-hɛl-ɛ 'hold-block-REC-TR', meaning 'hold close, grasp (together with)'. Often these numbers are abbreviated by simple saying ratele ɛllɛ. Ten is expressed by analɔx which means 'all the fingers' and twenty is 'ana nɔn kina ɛllɛ' which means 'the bones of one man, or the skeleton of one person'. The numerals 1-10 are still well used by Lote speakers now. For numerals higher than 10, speakers usually revert to English or Pidgin. Lote is spoken by about 6,000 speakers in Pomio district, East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea.