Language
name and locationː
Mutu, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
[Ref to
Ethnologue] |
1. ee(z) * |
21. tamootee ve eez |
2. ru |
22. tamootee ve ru |
3. tol |
23. tamootee ve tol |
4. paaŋ |
24. tamootee ve paaŋ |
5. liim |
25. tamootee ve liim |
6. liim ve eez ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. tamootee ve liim ve eez |
7. liim ve ru ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. tamootee ve liim ve ru |
8. liim ve tol ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. tamootee ve liim ve tol |
9. liim ve paaŋ ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. tamootee ve liim ve paaŋ |
10. saŋavul (T), saaŋgul (O, Ma) ** |
30. tamootee ve saŋavul |
11. saŋavul ve eez |
40. tamoot ru ('two twenties ) |
12. saŋavul ve ru |
50. tamoot ru saŋavul |
13. saŋavul ve tol |
60. tamoot tol ('three twenties ) |
14. saŋavul ve paaŋ |
70. tamoot tol saŋavul |
15. saŋavul ve liim |
80. tamoot paaŋ ('four twenties ) |
16. saŋavul ve liim ve eez |
90. tamoot paaŋ saŋavul |
17. saŋavul ve liim ve ru |
100. ndiŋndiŋ |
18. saŋavul ve liim ve tol |
200. ndiŋndiŋ ru |
19. saŋavul ve liim ve paaŋ |
1000. ndiŋndiŋ saŋavul |
20. tamootee (litː ''person one'') |
1000. ndiŋndiŋ ndiŋndiŋ |
Linguist providing
data and dateː Dr. Robert D. Bugenhagen
through Mr. Ray Stegeman SIL-PNG, January 24, 2022. |
Other comments: Mutu has a quinary /vigesimal counting system, the highest number is ndiŋndiŋ. The word one 'ee(z)' also functions as an indefinite article. Note (2008): Mutu, is one of three dialects of a single language. Locally, these dialects are termed: Oov, Malai, and Tuam. It seems that "Mutu" is sometimes used to subsume all 3 dialects, and at other times it refers to only the Oov dialect. Mutu = 'island' in the Oov and Malai dialects, while Sisi = 'island' in the Tuam dialect. So as a language name, Mutu is not very good for subsuming all 3. Mutu or Tuam (Mutu-Tuam) is spoken by about 3,500 speakers on Umboi island in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. |
Language
name and locationː
Mutu, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
[Ref to
Ethnologue] |
1. es / eze |
21. tamote be es |
2. ru |
22. tamote be ru |
3. tol |
23. tamote be tol |
4. paŋ |
24. tamote be paŋ |
5. lim |
25. tamote be lim |
6. lim be es ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. tamote be lim be es |
7. lim be ru ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. tamote be lim be ru |
8. lim be tol ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. tamote be lim be tol |
9. lim be paŋ ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. tamote be lim be paŋ |
10. saŋul |
30. tamote be saŋul |
11. saŋul be es |
40. tamotru ( 20 x 2 ) |
12. saŋul be ru |
60. tamotol ( 20 x 3 ) |
13. saŋul be tol |
80. tamotpaŋ ( 20 x 4 ) |
14. saŋul be paŋ |
100. tamot lim ( 20 x 5 ) |
15. saŋul be lim |
200. tamot saŋul ( 20 x 10 ) |
16. saŋul be lim be es |
400. ndiŋndiŋ |
17. saŋul be lim be ru |
|
18. saŋul be lim be tol |
|
19. saŋul be lim be paŋ |
|
20. tamot es ( litː ''person one'') |
|
Linguist providing
data and dateː Dr. Geoffrey P. Smith, The University of Technology, Lae,
Papua New
Guinea, December 12, 1988. |
Other comments: Mutu has a quinary / vigesimal counting system, the highest number is ndiŋndiŋ. |
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