Language name and locationː Nalik, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 纳利克语, 巴布亚新几内亚之新爱尔兰岛北部

1. azaxe

21.  saŋaflu varaʔuru ma zaxei

2. uru

22.  saŋaflu varaʔuru ma uru

3. orol

23.  saŋaflu varaʔuru ma orol

4. orolavaat

24.  saŋaflu varaʔuru ma orolavaat

5. kavitmit (lit: mit=hand) *

25.  saŋaflu varaʔuru ma kavitmit

6. ka-vizik-saxei ( 5 + 1 )

26.  saŋaflu varaʔuru ma ka-vizik-saxei

7. ka-vizik-uru   ( 5 + 2 )

27.  saŋaflu varaʔuru ma ka-vizik-uru

8. ka-vizik-tal    ( 5 + 3 )

28.  saŋaflu varaʔuru ma ka-vizik-tal

9. ka-vizik-faat  ( 5 + 4 )

29.  saŋaflu varaʔuru ma ka-vizik-faat

10. saŋaflu

30.  saŋaflu varaorol

11. saŋaflu ma zaxei

40.  saŋaflu varalavaat

12. saŋaflu ma urul

50.  ka zanaflu vavitmit

13. saŋaflu ma orol

60.  ka zanaflu vavizikisaxei

14. saŋaflu ma orolavaat

70.  ka zanaflu vavizikuru

15. saŋaflu ma kavimit

80.  ka zanaflu vaviziktal

16. saŋaflu ma ka-vizik-saxei

90.  ka zanaflu vavikafaat

17. saŋaflu ma ka-vizik-uru

100. ka zanaflu vara zuai

18. saŋaflu ma ka-vizik-tal

200. ka zanaflu vara zuai uru

19. saŋaflu ma ka-vizik-faat

1000. ka zanaflu vara zuai ma xa wut

        pa-lok zaŋaaflu

20. saŋaflu varaʔuru

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Craig Volker, Gifu University for Education and
Languages, Gifu, Japan. April 18, 1997,  September 10, 2011, July 6 10, 2022.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Craig Volker, 1997 年 4 月 18 日, 2011 年 9 月 10 日,

2022 年 7 月 6 日

Other comments: Nalik has a quinary numeral system of counting, the meaning for the

number 'five' is kavitmit; ka vit=no/not, and mit='hand', New Ireland people indicate 5 with a close fist, so 'no (open) hand showing,  and the biggest number for 'thousand' is 'ka zanaflu vara zuai ma xa wut pa-lok zaŋaaflu'. However, nowadays, people use English more frequently. Note that the 'x' is a velar fricative. Nalik is spoken by about 6,500 speakers in north central of New Ireland province, Papua New Guinea.