Language
name and locationː Musom,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. munuts |
2. siruk |
3. siruk da wen ( 2 + definite singular article ) |
4. siruk da siruk ( 2 + 2 ) |
5. bai-ŋ rehen ( litː one hand ) |
6.
bai-ŋ
rehen a rus ka i-kun rehen munuts
|
7. bai-ŋ rehen a rus ka i-kun rehen siruk |
8. bai-ŋ rehen a rus ka i-kun rehen siruk da wen |
9. i damana maʔana ʔau maʔana ʔau i ʔewadi ( litː 'goes across, take four' ) |
10. bai-ŋ siruk a rus ( gi-i-sa munuts ) [ litː 'two hands together (become one)'] |
11. bai-ŋ siruk a rus ka i-kun rehen munuts |
12. bai-ŋ siruk a rus ka i-kun rehen siruk |
13. bai-ŋ siruk a rus ka i-kun rehen siruk da wen |
14. bai-ŋ siruk a rus ka i-kun rehen siruk da siruk |
15.
bai-ŋ siruk a rus ka i-ku ho-ŋ rehen [litː 'two hands together and take one foot (to the) side'] |
16. bai-ŋ siruk a rus ka i-ku ho-ŋ rehen munuts |
17. bai-ŋ siruk a rus ka i-ku ho-ŋ rehen siruk |
18. bai-ŋ siruk a rus ka i-ku ho-ŋ rehen siruk da wen |
19. bai-ŋ siruk a rus ka i-ku ho-ŋ rehen siruk da siruk |
20. ho-ŋ siruk bai-ŋ siruk (litː 'two feet and two hands') |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Susanne Holzknecht. Department of
Linguistics, |
Other comments: Musom has a counting system combines a counting system based on two with tallying on hand and feet. The other name for Musom is Misatik, given by the older generations because this was the name of the village that the ancestors settled on. Musom is currently an endangered language with lesser than 200 speakers due to the fact that native Musom speakers are continuing to marry other language speakers. Musom is also endangered because of its change in grammar and vocabulary due to its bi- and multilingualism. In the Musom village, other languages that Musom speakers may speak are Aribwuang and Duwet.[In the Gwabadik village, because of intermarriages other languages that Musom speakers may speak are Nabak and Mesem. |
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