Language name and locationː Motu, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区莫图语, 巴布亚新几亚中部省

 

1. ta / tamona (litː 'only one')

21.  ruahui ta

2. rua

22.  ruahui rua

3. toi

23.  ruahui toi

4. hani

24.  ruahui hani

5. ima (lit:'hand')

25.  ruahui ima

6. tauratoi ( 2 x 3 )

26.  ruahui tauratoi

7. hitu (borrowed from Polynesian ?)

27.  ruahui hitu

8. taurahani ( 2 x 4 )

28.  ruahui taurahani 

9. taurahani ta ( 2 x 4 + 1)

29.  ruahui taurahani ta

10. ɡwauta

30.  toi ahui

11. ɡwauta ta

40.  hani ahui

12. ɡwauta rua

50.  ima ahui

13. ɡwauta toi

60.  tauratoi ahui

14. ɡwauta hani

70.  hitu ahui

15. ɡwauta ima

80.  taurahani ahui

16. ɡwauta tauratoi

90.  taurahani ta ahui

17. ɡwauta hitu

100. sinahu ta

18. ɡwauta taurahani  

200. sinahu rua 

19. ɡwauta taurahani ta

1000. daha ta

20. ruahui

2000. daha rua

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Andrew Taylor, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, July 8, 1998.
供资料的语言学家: Dr. Andrew Taylor, 1998 年 7 月 8 日.

 

Other comments: Motu has a decimal system with special forms for 6, 8 and 9. Number 7 may be a loanword from Polynesian language. Motu is spoken commonly in the region, particularly around the capital, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.


 

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