Language
name and locationː
Mbula, Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. tɑ |
21. tomoːtɑ mi tɑ |
2. ru |
22. tomoːtɑ mi ru |
3. tɛl |
23. tomoːtɑ mi tɛl |
4. pɑŋ |
24. tomoːtɑ mi pɑŋ |
5. lɑmɑtɑ |
25. tomoːtɑ (mi) lɑmɑtɑ |
6. lɑmɑtɑ mi tɑ ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. tomoːtɑ (mi) lɑmɑtɑ mi tɑ |
7. lɑmɑtɑ mi ru ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. tomoːtɑ (mi) lɑmɑtɑ mi ru |
8. lɑmɑtɑ mi tɛl ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. tomoːtɑ (mi) lɑmɑtɑ mi tɛl |
9. lɑmɑtɑ mi pɑŋ ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. tomoːtɑ (mi) lɑmɑtɑ mi pɑŋ |
10. lɑːmuru |
30. tomoːtɑ (mi) lɑːmuru |
11. lɑːmuru mi tɑ |
40. tomtoːru ( 20 x 2 ) |
12. lɑːmuru mi ru |
50. tomtoru lɑːmuru |
13. lɑːmuru mi tɛl |
60. tomtotɛl ( 20 x 3 ) |
14. lɑːmuru mi pɑŋ |
70. tomtotɛl lɑːmuru |
15. lɑmoromɑtɑ |
80. tomtopɑŋ ( 20 x 4 ) |
16. lɑmoromɑtɑ mi tɑ |
90. tomtopɑŋ lɑːmuru |
17. lɑmoromɑtɑ mi ru |
100. tomtolɑːmɑtɑ ( 20 x 5 ) |
18. lɑmoromɑtɑ mi tɛl |
200. tomtolɑːmuru ( 20 x 10 ) |
19. lɑmoromɑtɑ mi pɑŋ |
1000. munŋɑːnɑ (litː ''a great amount'') |
20. tomoːtɑ (litː ''one person'') |
2000. munŋɑːnɑ ru |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Robert D. Bugenhagen, SIL International,
Papua New Guinea, September
5, 2006. |
Other comments: Mbula or Mbula-Mangap has a quinary-vigesimal counting system. Note that the 1000 munŋɑːnɑ means ''a great amount that is uncountable''. Nowadays, they Mbula people generally used Pijin numbers after 200. Mbula is spoken by around 2,500 people on Umboi Island and Sakar Island in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. |
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