Language
name and locationː Meramera,
WNBP, PNG
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. tasa |
21. saβulu lua timana tasa |
2. lua |
22. saβulu lua timana lua |
3. tolu |
23. saβulu lua timana tolu |
4. iβa |
24. saβulu lua timana iβa |
5. lima (lit: 'hand') |
25. saβulu lua timana lima |
6. pantasa ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. saβulu lua timana pantasa |
7. pandilua ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. saβulu lua timana pandilua |
8. pantolu ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. saβulu lua timana pantolu |
9. jalasue |
29. saβulu lua timana jalasue |
10. saβulu or saβulu tasa |
30. saβulu tolu |
11. saβulu tasa timana tasa |
40. saβulu iβa |
12. saβulu tasa timana lua |
50. saβulu lima |
13. saβulu tasa timana tolu |
60. saβulu pantasa |
14. saβulu tasa timana iβa |
70. saβulu pandilua |
15. saβulu tasa timana lima |
80. saβulu pantolu |
16. saβulu tasa timana pantasa |
90. saβulu jalasue |
17. saβulu tasa timana pandilua |
100. saβulu sobo, 200. saβulu sobo lua |
18. saβulu tasa timana pantolu |
400. saβulu sobo iβa, 800. saβulu sobo pantolu |
19. saβulu tasa timana jalasue |
1000. saβuluβulu |
20. saβulu lua |
2000. saβuluβulu lua |
Linguist providing
data and dateː Ms.
Hwang Sunghye
(SIL)
through Mr. Ray Stegeman SIL-PNG, January 24, 2022. |
Other commentsː Meramera has a decimal system with five-base substructure for numerals 6, 7 and 8 but the meaning for number 'nine' is unknown. Meremera is spoken by about 4,500 speakers in Lolobau island of East New Britain province and Bialla district of West New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. |
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