Language
name and locationː Muyuw,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. -tan |
2. -iyu |
3. -toun |
4. -vas |
5. -nim (lit: 'hand') |
6. -nim -tan ( 5+1 ) |
7. -nim -yu ( 5+2 ) |
10. kasila tan |
11. kasila -tan |
15. kasila- tan -nim |
20. kasle-i |
30. kasle-toun |
Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Malcolm Ross, Department of
Linguistics, |
Other commentsː Muyuw has a quinary system similar to that of the Kilivila language. Note that where a hyphen is given in front of a numeral, this means that the numeral is suffixed to a classifier and cannot occur without it. Muyuw is spoken by about 4,000 speakers in Losuia district, Woodlark island, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea. |
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