Language name and location: Marangis, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue ]
言名称和分布地区: 马兰吉斯语 (瓦塔姆语 Watam), 巴新东锡皮克省及马当省

 

1. kaku

2. mboini

3. ɡiramot

4. paurah

5. rapauŋ

10. par ni

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Glen A. Lean, Department of Communications, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea, 1991.
Sourceː Glendon A. Lean. Counting systems of Papua New Guinea, volume 14, East Sepik Province Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea, 1991.
供资料的语言学家: Dr. Glen A. Lean, 1991 年.

 

Other comments: Marangis or Watam is spoken by approximately 700 speakers in two villages (Laycock, 1973, p.41), Watam, situated just to the south of the mouth of the Sepik River, and Marangis, situated somewhat to the south Just over the border of the Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

The Watam word for 'hand' (or 'arm') is 'par' and this appears in the number for 10.

It is not, however, apparent in the number word for 5, 'rapun' (rapaung'). It seems likely, nevertheless, that the Watam system is a digit-tally one with at least five basic numerals. New data needed to compare with the old one.


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