Language name and locationː Malei, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 马雷语 (霍特语 Hote), 巴布亚新几内亚莫内罗省

1. doŋtom / te  (Hote dialect)

21.  buŋdaluk ba lahavute

2. lokuaŋyu / yu

22.  buŋdaluk ba lahavuyu

3. lokuaŋlu / lu

23.  buŋdaluk ba lahavulu

4. lokuaŋva / ayova

24.  buŋdaluk ba lahavuva

5. baheŋvi (lit: 'half hand' )

25.  buŋdaluk ba baheŋvi

6. baheŋvi ba lahavute  ( 5 + 1 )

26.  buŋdaluk ba baheŋvi ba lahavute

7. baheŋvi ba lahavuyu ( 5 + 2 )

27.  buŋdaluk ba baheŋvi ba lahavuyu

8. baheŋvi ba lahavulu  ( 5 + 3 )

28.  buŋdaluk ba baheŋvi ba lahavulu

9. baheŋvi ba lahavuva ( 5 + 4 )

29.  buŋdaluk ba baheŋvi ba lahavuva

10. laumiŋ

30.  buŋdaluk ba laumiŋ

11. laumiŋ ba lahavute

40.  buŋyu ( 20 x 2 )

12. laumiŋ ba lahavuyu

50.  buŋyu ba laumiŋ

13. laumiŋ ba lahavulu

60.  buŋyulu ( 20 x 3 )

14. laumiŋ ba lahavuva

70.  buŋyulu ba laumiŋ

15. laumiŋ ba lahavu baheŋvi

80.  buŋ ayova ( 20 x 4 )

16. laumiŋ ba lahavu baheŋvi lahavute

17. laumiŋ ba lahavu baheŋvi lahavuyu

18. laumiŋ ba lahavu baheŋvi lahavulu

19. laumiŋ ba lahavu baheŋvi lahavuva

20. buŋte / buŋdaluk te ('person one')*

1. tom  (Misim dialect )

2. zu

3. lu

4. va

5. bahemvi( litː 'hand half' ?)

6. bahemvi balahava tom

7. bahemvi balahava zu

8. bahemvi balahava lu

9. bahemvi balahava va

10. laumin

11. laumin balahava tom

12. laumin balahava zu

13. laumin balahava lu

14. laumin balahava va

15. laumin balahava

16. laumin bala balahava tom

17. laumin bala balahava zu

18. laumin bala balahava lu

19. laumin bala balahava va

20. bonɡte (lit: 'person one')

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Geoffrey P. Smith, The University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea, December 12, 1988.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Geoffrey P. Smith, 1988 年 12 月 12 日.

Other comments: Malei or Hote has a quinary-vigesimal system. The word for five is derived from 'half hand' but the origin for ten 'laumiŋ' is unclear; twenty is expressed by 'buŋte' or 'buŋdaluk te', 'man one'. Nowadays, people only use the traditional numbers from 1 to 5. They would mostly use English (Tok Pisin) these days. Malei is spoken by about 2,300 speakers in Lae district of the Francisco river area, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Malei has two dialects: Hote and Misim.