Language name and locationː Maiwala, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区迈瓦拉语, 巴布亚新几内亚米尔内湾省

 

1. tamohi

2. luwaɡa

3. toloba

4. wohepali

5. nimatutu (litː 'hand one')

10. nima luwaɡa hitutu (litː 'two hands' finished )

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Russ Cooper and Mrs. Mary Cooper, SIL International, Papua New Guinea. January 7, 2009.
供资料的语言学家: Dr. Russ Cooper and Mrs. Mary Cooper. 2009 年 1 月 7 日.

 

Other comments: Maiwala has a traditional quinary counting system. Now most of the people preference is to use English numbers. The simple numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 may still be used now. Maiwala is spoken by about 3,000 speakers in Alotau district, Huhu LGA, Milne bay head, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea.


 

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