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Language name and location: Murrinpatha, Australia [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. numi / numi/ |
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2. perrkenku /pɛɾkɛnɡu/ |
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3. perrkenkuneme /pɛɾkɛŋɡunɛmɛ/ * |
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4. perrkenkuperrkenku /pɛɾkɛnɡu-pɛɾkɛnɡu/ ( 2 + 2 ) |
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5. maŋe numi /maŋɛ numi/ (litː 'hand one' ) |
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10. maŋe perrkenku (litː 'hands two' ) |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Chester Street, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Australian Aboriginal and Islander Branch, Australia. April 5, 2012. Phonetic transcription by Mr. John Mansfield, PhD student, Department of Linguistics, University of Sydney, Australia, September 9, 2012, December 19, 2013. 提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Chester Street. 2012 年 4 月 5 日. Mr. John Mansfield, 2012 年 9 月 20 日, 2013 年 12 月 19 日. |
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Other comments: Murrinpatha has only two words for numbers 1 to 2. The words for the numbers 1 - 4 are only used for numbers. But the word for five is 'hand one' - (or one hand), same for the word ten, 'hands two'. The word for three is a little different, as it uses the word for two (perrkenku) and then adds are verbal suffix 'neme'. This suffix is used in pronouns and also verbs when the action is done by three or more male people. (The pronouns & verbs also have a different suffix for 2 people, but that is not used in the word 'two'). |
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