Language name and locationː Bian Marind, Papua, Indonesia [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区比安-马林德语, 印度尼西亚巴布亚省南部梅拉克县地区

 

1. iska 

2. inah 

3. inaska (2+1)

4. inahina (2+2)

5. mbja-lay-saŋɡa (litː 'all-side-hand')

6. mbja laɣ-saŋɡa-iska (litː 'side-hand+1')

7. mbja laɣ-saŋɡa-inah (litː 'side-hand+2')

8. mbja laɣ-saŋɡa-inaska  (litː 'side-hand+3')

9. mbja laɣ-saŋɡa-inahina (litː 'side-hand+4')

10. saŋɡa-balen (litː 'hand-finish')

11. tekam-iska (litː 'foot+1') 

12. tekam-inah (litː 'foot+2') 

13. tekam-inaska  (litː 'foot+3') 

14. tekam-inahina  (litː 'foot+4') 

15. mbja-laɣ-tekam (litː 'all-side-foot')   

16. mbja laɣ-tekam-iska   (litː 'side-foot+1')    

17. mbja laɣ-tekam-inah  (litː 'side-foot+2') 

18. mbja laɣ-tekam-inaska (litː 'side-foot+3')

19. mbja laɣ-tekam-inahina (litː 'side-foot+4')

20. tekam-balen (litː 'foot-finish')

  

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Bruno Olsson, Department of Linguistics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore  /  The Australian National University, Centre of Excellence for Dynamics for Language, Canberra, Australia,. July 3, 2018.

提供资的语言家: Dr. Bruno Olsson2018 年 7 月 2 日.

 

Other comments: Bian Marind or Upper Bian Marind is spoken by about 3,000 speakers in Sanayu village in upper Bian river area, Merauke regency, Papua province, Indonesia. Upper Bian Marind has a counting system similar to that of Coastal Marind, but the word for 'foot' is 'tekam'. 


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