Language
name and locationː Malol,
Sandaun
province, PNG
[Ref to
Ethnologue] |
1. pɔntɛnɛn |
2. ɛtin |
3. ɛtin pɔntɛnɛn (2 + 1) |
4. ɛtin ɛtin (2 + 2) |
5. ɛtin ɛtin pɔntɛnɛn (2 + 2+ 1) |
6. ɛtin ɛtin ɛtin (2 + 2+ 2) |
7. ɛtin ɛtin ɛtin pɔntɛnɛn (2 + 2 + 2+ 1) |
8. ɛtin ɛtin ɛtin ɛtin (2 + 2 + 2 + 2) |
9. ɛtin ɛtin ɛtin ɛtin pɔntɛnɛn (2 + 2+ 2 + 2+ 1) |
10. ɛtin ɛtin ɛtin ɛtin ɛtin (2 + 2+ + 2+ 2+ 2) |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. John Nystrom and Ms. Velma
Foreman, SIL International, Papua
New Guinea,
1988. Dr. René
van den Berg, SIL International, |
Other comments: Malol has a binary counting system up to ten, they are no any Austronesian numeral origins. Malol is spoken by about 3,000 speakers of the Malol village area in Mainyen ward, West Aitape Rural LLG, coastal Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. |
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