Language
name and locationː Miu,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
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 |
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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