Language name and locationː Miu, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区密乌语 (米尤语Myu), 巴布亚新几内亚新不列颠岛西南部内陆

 

1. tehenta

21.  khum punwal si tehenta me nuk mata sun

2. punwal

22.  khum punwal si punwal me nuk mata sun

3. myuk

23.  khum punwal si myuk me nuk mata sun

4. mnal

24.  khum punwal si mnal me nuk mata sun

5. ep (lit: 'one hand')

25.  khum punwal si ep me nuk mata sun

6. tehenta me sup ( 5 + 1 )

26.  khum p. si tehenta mesup menuk mata sun

7. punwal me sup ( 5 + 2 )

27.  khum p. si punwal mesup menuk mata sun

8. myuk me sup    ( 5 + 3 )

28.  khum p. si myuk mesup menuk mata sun

9. mnal me sup     ( 5 + 4 )

29.  khum p. si mnal mesup menuk mata sun

10. ep me sup / khum ta (ili ekon)

30.  khum myuk

11. khum ta si tehenta me sup mata sun *

40.  khum mnal

12. khum ta si punwal me sup mata sun

50.  khum ep

13. khum ta si myuk me sup mata sun

60.  khum tehenta me sup

14. khum ta si mnal me sup mata sun

70.  khum punwal me sup

15. khum ta si kahut ep me nuk mata sun

80.  khum myuk me sup

16. khum ta si kahut tehneta me nuk mata sun ep

90.  khum mnal me sup

17. khum ta si kahut punwal me nuk mata sun ep

100. khum ep u khum ep u tukumen

18. khum ta si kahut myuk me nuk mata sun ep

200. handet kahut punwal

19. khum ta si kahut mnal me nuk mata sun ep

1000. wan tausen < English 'thousand'

20. khum punwal / khum kali eket

2000. tausen kahut punwal 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Lenore Tillitson, New Tribes Mission, June 8, 1998.
提供资的语言家: Mr. Lenore Tillitson, 1998 年 6 月 8 日.

 

Other comments: Miu or Myu has a quinary system similar to that of Kaulong. 'tehenta mesup' means' a fist of one hand'; 'khum ta (ili ekon)' means 'completed a pair of fists' and the phrase to express 11 'khum ta si tehenta me sup mata sun' means 'a pair of fists and one finger of another side (fist)'; 20 'khum kali ekep' means 'completed fists and feet' 100 'khum ep u khum ep u tukumen' means 'five pairs of fist plus completed five pairs of fist '. They use English or Pidgin numbers for hundreds and thousands. Miu is an endangered language spoken by about 300 speakers in Gimi Rauto district, southwest interior of West New Britain province, Papua New Guinea.


 

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