Language
name and locationː
Lusi, Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. ere |
21. saŋaulu rua ere |
2. rua |
22. saŋaulu rua rua |
3. tolu |
23. saŋaulu rua tolu |
4. paŋe |
24. saŋaulu rua paŋe |
5. lima |
25. saŋaulu rua lima |
6. lima ɣa ere ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. saŋaulu rua lima ɣa ere |
7. lima ɣa hua ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. saŋaulu rua lima ɣa rua |
8. lima ɣa tolu ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. saŋaulu rua lima ɣa tolu |
9. lima ɣa paŋe ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. saŋaulu rua lima ɣa paŋe |
10. saŋaulu |
30. saŋaulu tolu |
11. saŋaulu ɣa ere |
40. saŋaulu paŋe |
12. saŋaulu ɣa rua |
50. saŋaulu lima |
13. saŋaulu ɣa tolu |
60. saŋaulu lima ɣa ere |
14. saŋaulu ɣa paŋe |
70. saŋaulu lima ɣa rua |
15. saŋaulu ɣa lima |
80. saŋaulu lima ɣa tolu |
16. saŋaulu ɣa lima ɣa ere |
90. saŋaulu lima ɣa paŋe |
17. saŋaulu ɣa lima ɣa rua |
100. βuno |
18. saŋaulu ɣa lima ɣa tolu |
200. βuno rua |
19. saŋaulu ɣa lima ɣa paŋe |
1000. |
20. saŋaulu rua |
2000. |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Rick Goulden, Department of
Anthropology,
Okanagan College,
Kelowna, B.C.,
Canada, November
10, 1997. |
Other comments: Lusi or Kaliai has a quinary counting system. Lusi is an Austronesian language spoken by about 2,000 speakers in the northwest coast of New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. |
Back >> [ Home ] >> [ Austronesian ] >> [ Western Austronesian ] >> [ Central Austronesian ] >> [ Eastern Austronesian ]