Language
name and locationː Lou,
Manus, Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. sip |
21. ruŋoul a sip |
2. ruep |
22. ruŋoul a ruep |
3. telɪp |
23. ruŋoul a telɪp |
4. tolɔt |
24. ruŋoul a tolɔt |
5. ŋuran |
25. ruŋoul a ŋuran |
6. ŋiniop |
26. ruŋoul a ŋiniop |
7. ŋaniselɪp (10 - 3) |
27. ruŋoul a ŋaniselɪp |
8. ŋaniruep (10 - 2) |
28. ruŋoul a ŋaniruep |
9. ŋanisip (10 - 1) |
29. ruŋoul a ŋanisip |
10. saŋaul |
30. tuluŋoul |
11. saŋaul a sip |
40. awɪ |
12. saŋaul a ruep |
50. topol |
13. saŋaul a telɪp |
60. onoŋoul |
14. saŋaul a tolɔt |
70. ŋanisuluŋoul (100 - 30) |
15. saŋaul a ŋuran |
80. ŋaniruŋoul (100 - 20) |
16. saŋaul a ŋiniop |
90. ŋanisaŋaul (100 - 10) |
17. saŋaul a ŋaniselɪp |
100. soŋɔt, 200. ruŋɔt |
18. saŋaul a ŋaniruep |
300. tuluŋɔt, 400. aŋot |
19. saŋaul a ŋanisip |
1000. mwasun sip |
20. ruŋoul |
2000. mwasun ruep |
Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Robert Blust, Department of
linguistics,
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA.
August 30,
1998,
January
30, 2021. |
Other comments: Lou has a typical "Manus type" Austronesian language decimal system with special structure for numerals 6 to 9 and 70, 80 and 90. Lou is spoken by about 1,200 speakers in Lou island, Manus province, Papua New Guinea. |
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