Language name and locationː Mundurukú, Amazonas, Brazil [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区蒙杜鲁库语, 巴西亚北部马逊州, 帕拉州和西部马托格罗索州亚马逊森林区马代拉河流域和塔帕若斯河流域 

 

1. pə̃ŋ²        

2. ʃep³ʃep²

3. e³ba²pə̃ŋ³

4. e³ba³dip³dip²

5. pə̃ŋ² pə̃ŋbi ( litː 'one point' )

6. use Portuguese numbers frequently.

10. ʃep³ʃep³ pə̃ŋbi ( litː 'two points' )

15. e³ba²pə̃ŋ³ pə̃ŋbi ( litː 'three points' )

20. e³ba³dip³dip³ pə̃ŋbi ( litː 'four points' )

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Ms. Marge Croft, SIL International, USA, October 10, 2008.

提供资的语言家: Ms. Marge Croft, 2008 年 10 月 10 日.

 

Other comments: Mundurukú or Monjoroku is spoken by approximately 8,000 speakers out of 18,000 ethnic population in Amazonas, Mato Grosso, and Pará states; middle Madeira, and middle and upper Tapajós rivers, Brazil. Mundurukú has four numbers and a word ''pə̃ŋ³ pə̃ŋbi'' can be translated as 'five' or ''one point', 10, 15 and 20 can be expressed by ''two points, three points and four pointes'' but seldom used. Portuguese numbers are frequently used.


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