Language
name and locationː
Maleu-Kilenge, Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. tea / tia |
21. tamta tea tea |
2. lua |
22. tamta tea lua |
3. tol |
23. tamta tea tol |
4. paŋe |
24. tamta tea paŋe |
5. masa (lit: ''hand one?'') |
25. tamta tea masa |
6. masa me tea ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. tamta tea masa me tea |
7. masa me lua ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. tamta tea masa me lua |
8. masa me tol ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. tamta tea masa me tol |
9. masa me paŋe ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. tamta tea masa me paŋe |
10. saŋaul |
30. tamta tea saŋaul |
11. saŋaul tea |
40. tamta lua ( 20 x 2 ) |
12. saŋaul lua |
50. tamta lua saŋaul |
13. saŋaul tol |
60. tamta tol ( 20 x 3 ) |
14. saŋaul paŋe |
70. tamta tol saŋaul |
15. saŋaul masa |
80. tamta paŋe ( 20 x 4 ) |
16. saŋaul masa me tea |
90. tamta paŋe saŋaul |
17. saŋaul masa me lua |
100. tamta masa ( 20 x 5 ) |
18. saŋaul masa me tol |
200. tamta saŋaul ( 20 x 10 ) |
19. saŋaul masa me paŋe |
1000. vuno |
20. tamta tea (lit: ''one person'') |
2000. vuno lua |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Rick Goulden, Department of
Anthropology,
Okanagan College,
Kelowna, B.C.,
Canada, November
10, 1997. |
Other comments: Maleu-Kilenge has a quinary-vigesimal counting system. Maleu-Kilenge, is an Austronesian language spoken by several thousand swidden farmers in the Talasea District of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. |
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