Language name and location: Nama, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 那马语, 巴布亚新几内亚西部省莫尔黑德河流域地区

1. ambiro

2. sembio

3. nambio

4. sembiosembio (litː '2 + 2' )

5. ambiro buruburu

6. nambionambio  (litː '3 + 3')

10. sembio buruburu, 12. sembio nambionabio ( 2 x 6 ), 30. tambano

36. ambiro fata ( 6 x 6), 72. sembio fata (2 x 36), 216. ambiro tarumba

432. sembio tarumba ( 2 x 216 )

Linguist providing data and dateː Ms. Sun-Young Park, SIL-International, Papua New Guinea. May 7, 2014.

提供资料的语言学家: Ms. Sun-Young Park. 2014 年 5 月 7 日.

Other comments: Nama people use yam counting system basically. For example, 6 (nambionambio, 3 + 3), 12. sembio nambionabio ( 2 x 6 ), 36. ambiro fata ( 6 x 6), 72. sembio fata (2 x 36), 216. ambiro tarumba, 432. sembio tarumba ( 2 x 216 ), but they borrow English counting system with phonological adaptation now. The English loanwords are: 1. on, 2. tu, 3. tri, 4.fo, 5. faif, 6. siks, 7. sefn, 8. eit, 9. nain, ten. ten,

11. ilefn, 12. tuwelf, 13. tetin, 14. fotin, 15. fiftin, 16. sikstin, 17. sefntin, 18. eittin,

19. naintin, 20. tuwenti, 30. teti, 40. foti, 50. fifti, 60. siksti, 70. sefnti, 80. eitti,

90. nainti, 100. handred, 200. tu handred, 1000. taujend, 2000. tu taujend. Nam is spoken by about 1,200 speakers in Daraia, Mata, and Ngaraita villages, Morehead district, Western province, Papua New Guinea.