Language name and locationː Mekeo, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区梅克奥语, 巴布亚新几内亚中部省及海湾省

 

1. aŋaʔomo

21.  ouaŋa ŋua kuaŋai aŋaʔomo

2. ŋua

22.  ouaŋa ŋua kuaŋai ŋua

3. oiso

23.  ouaŋa ŋua kuaŋai oiso

4. pani

24.  ouaŋa ŋua kuaŋai pani

5. ima  lit: 'hand')

25.  ouaŋa ŋua kuaŋai ima

6. imaŋea          ( 5 + 1 )

26.  ouaŋa ŋua kuaŋai imaŋea 

7. imaŋea ŋua    ( 5 + 2 )

27.  ouaŋa ŋua kuaŋai imaŋea ŋua

8. imaŋea oiso   ( 5 + 3 )

28.  ouaŋa ŋua kuaŋai imaŋea oiso

9. imaŋea pani   ( 5 + 4 )

29.  ouaŋa ŋua kuaŋai imaŋea pani

10. ouaŋa

30.  ouaŋa oiso

11. ouaŋa kuaŋai aŋaʔomo

40.  ouaŋa pani

12. ouaŋa kuaŋai ŋua

50.  ouaŋa ima

13. ouaŋa kuaŋai oiso

60.  ouaŋa imaŋea 

14. ouaŋa kuaŋai pani

70.  ouaŋa imaŋea ŋua 

15. ouaŋa kuaŋai ima

80.  ouaŋa imaŋea oiso 

16. ouaŋa kuaŋai imaŋea

90.  ouaŋa imaŋea pani

17. ouaŋa kuaŋai imaŋea ŋua

100. tsinafu (< Roro )

18. ouaŋa kuaŋai imaŋea oiso

200. tsinafu ŋua

19. ouaŋa kuaŋai imaŋea pani

1000. tsinafu ouaŋa aŋaʔomo

20. ouaŋa ŋua

2000. tsinafu ouaŋa ŋua

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Je Soon Chung, Asia Research Institute of Language and Culture, Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation Handong Global University, Pohang, GyungBuk, S. Korea, January, 10, 2009.
提供资的语言家: Dr. Je Soon Chung. 2009 年 6 月 10 日.

 

Other comments: Mekeo has a quinary-decimal system. Number 'hundred' is a loanword from Roro language. The above data was taken from East Mekeo or Central Mekeo dialect. Mekeo is spoken by about 20,000 speakers in Central province and Gulf province, Papua New Guinea.


Language name and locationː Mekeo, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区梅克奥语, 巴布亚新几内亚中部省及海湾省

 

1. aɡaomo / aɡ(n)ao(mo)

21.  ou'aɡa ɡua nɡea aɡaomo

2. (n)ɡua(auni'i)

22.  ou'aɡa ɡua nɡea ɡua

3. oiso

23.  ou'aɡa ɡua nɡea oiso

4. pani

24.  ou'aɡa ɡua nɡea pani

5. ima  lit: 'hand')

25.  ou'aɡa ɡua nɡea ima

6. imaɡea aɡ(n)ao(mo) ( 5 + 1 )

26.  ou'aɡa ɡua nɡea

7. imaɡea ɡua    ( 5 + 2 )

27.  ou'aɡa ɡua nɡea imaɡea ɡua

8. imaɡea oiso   ( 5 + 3 )

28.  ou'aɡa ɡua nɡea imaɡea oiso

9. imaɡea pani   ( 5 + 4 )

29.  ou'aɡa ɡua nɡea imaɡea pani

10. ou'a(n)ɡa ( lit: 'be absent, lost' )

30.  ou'aɡa oiso

11. ou'anɡa nɡea aɡaomo

40.  ou'aɡa pani

12. ou'anɡa nɡea ɡua

50.  ou'aɡa ima

13. ou'anɡa nɡea oiso

60.  ou'aɡa imaɡea

14. ou'anɡa nɡea pani

70.  ou'aɡa imaɡea ɡua 

15. ou'anɡa nɡea ima

80.  ou'aɡa imaɡea oiso 

16. ou'anɡa nɡea imaɡea

90.  ou'aɡa imaɡea pani

17. ou'anɡa nɡea imaɡea ɡua

100. sinapu / tsinafu (< Roro )

18. ou'anɡa nɡea imaɡea oiso

200. sinapu ɡua / tsinafu ɡua

19. ou'anɡa nɡea imaɡea pani

 

20. ou'aɡa ɡua

 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Alan A. Jones, Department of Linguistics, University of Sydney, Australia, June 8, 1999.

提供资的语言: Dr. Alan A. Jones. 1999 年 6 月 8 日.

 

Other comments: Mekeo has a quinary-decimal system. Nowadays, the traditional numerals after five have been replaced by English numerals.


 

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