Language name and locationː Mamusi, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区穆斯语 (库卡纳 Kukana), 巴布亚新几内亚之新不列颠岛东部

 

1. ˈke.nɑ

21.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ βɛ ˈke.nɑ

2. lwɔ

22.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ βɛ lwɔ

3. ˈmo.lɛ

23.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ βɛ ˈmo.lɛ

4. lɛ.ˈsi.nɑ or tuŋ

24.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ βɛ tuŋ

5. ˈli.mɑ (lit: 'hand')

25.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ βɛ ˈli.mɑ

6. ˈli.mɑ rɔ.ˈte.lɛ           ( 5 + 1 )

26.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ βɛ ˈli.mɑ rɔ.ˈte.lɛ

7. ˈli.mɑ rɔ.ˈte.lɛ lwɔ      ( 5 + 2 )

27.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ βɛ ˈli.mɑ rɔ.ˈte.lɛ lwɔ

8. ˈli.mɑ rɔ.ˈte.lɛ ˈmo.lɛ  ( 5 + 3 )

28.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ βɛ ˈli.mɑ rɔ.ˈte.lɛ ˈmo.lɛ

9. ˈli.mɑ rɔ.ˈte.lɛ tuŋ      ( 5 + 4 )

29.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ βɛ ˈli.mɑ rɔ.ˈte.lɛ tuŋ

10. ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu

30.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ βɛ ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu

11. ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu βɛ ˈke.nɑ

40.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ ˈɛ.ri lwɔ  (20 x 2)

12. ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu βɛ lwɔ

50. ˌ kɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ ˈɛ.ri lwɔ βɛ ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu

13. ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu βɛ ˈmo.lɛ

60.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ ˈɛ.ri ˈmo.lɛ (20 x 3)

14. ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu βɛ tuŋ

70.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ ˈɛ.ri ˈmo.lɛ βɛ ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu

15. ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu βɛ ˈli.mɑ

80.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ ˈɛ.ri tuŋ  (20 x 4)

16. ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu βɛ ˈli.mɑ rɔ.ˈte.lɛ

90.  ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ ˈɛ.ri tuŋ βɛ ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu

17. ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu βɛ ˈli.mɑ rɔ.ˈte.lɛ lwɔ

100. ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ ˈɛ.ri ˈli.mɑ  (20 x 5)

18. ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu βɛ ˈli.mɑ rɔ.ˈte.lɛ ˈmo.lɛ

 

19. ˌtɑ.nɑ.ˈŋi.lu βɛ ˈli.mɑ rɔ.ˈte.lɛ tuŋ

 

20. ˌkɑ.na.ˈke.nɑ

 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Aaron Wade through Mr. Ray Stegeman, SIL-PNG, June 3, 2020.
提供资的语言家: Mr. Aaron Wade, 2020 年 6 月 3 日.

 

Other comments: Mamusi or Kukana has a quinary-vigesimal system. Number five 'lima' means' hand' but the new data is quite different from the old data provided by New Tribes Mission translator 20 years ago and that the numbers you have under Mamusi should probably be under another language name /variant, the Kakuna dialect. Mamusi is spoken by about 6,000 speakers in southeast coast and inland of East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea.
Phonemes and allophonic variationː
Mamusi has the following consonant and vowel phonemesː

Consonantsː

 

Bilabial  

Alveolar

Palatal

Velar     

Plosive

p

      t

 

k

Fricative

β

      s

 

 

Nasal

      m

      n

 

     ŋ

Trill

 

      r

 

 

Lat.Approx

w

        l

     j

 

 

Vowels:

 

Front

Central

Back

Close

i

 

u

Close-mid

   e

 

  o

Open-mid

ɛ

 

ɔ

open

 

ɑ

 

 


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

言名称和分布地区穆斯语 (库卡纳 Kukana), 巴布亚新几内亚之新不列颠岛东部

 

1. kena / kenaman

21.  waili luo kenaman

2. luo

22.  waili luo luo

3. moloi

23.  waili luo moloi

4. tul

24.  waili luo tul

5. lima (lit: 'hand')

25.  waili luo lima

6. loteli kena   ( 5 + 1 )

26.  waili luo loteli kena

7. loteli luo     ( 5 + 2 )

27.  waili luo loteli luo  

8. loteli moloi ( 5 + 3 )

28.  waili luo loteli moloi

9. loteli tul      ( 5 + 4 )

29.  waili luo loteli tul

10. waili kena

30.  waili moloi  (10 x 3)

11. waili kena kenaman

40.  waili tul  (10 x 4)

12. waili kena luo

50.  waili lima (10 x 5)

13. waili kena moloi

60.  waili loteli kena (10 x 6)

14. waili kena tul

70.  waili loteli luo (10 x 7)

15. waili kena lima

80.  waili loteli moloi (10 x 8)

16. waili kena loteli kena

90.  waili loteli tul (10 x 9)

17. waili kena loteli luo  

100. kana pilo

18. waili kena loteli moloi

200. kana pilo luo

19. waili kena loteli tul

 

20. waili luo

 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Aaron Weatherl, New Tribes Mission, June 24, 1998.

提供资的语言: Mr. Aaron Weatherl, 1998 年 6 月 24 日.

 

Other comments: Mamusi or Kukana has a quinary-decimal system. Number five means' hand' but the origin of ten 'waili kena' is unclear. Nowadays, the traditional numbers from three up have been replaced by English or Pidgin numbers. Mamusi is spoken by about 6,000 speakers in southeast coast and inland of East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea.


 

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