Language name and location: Ngaanyatjarra, Australia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 恩甘雅贾拉语, 澳大利亚西部

 

1. kutju [kucu]

2. kutjarra [kucar]

3. mankurrpa [maŋkurpa]
4. kutjarra kutjarra ( 2 + 2  )
5. mara [maɻa ]
6. pirni [piɻni] ( litː 'many' )

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Kazuko Obata, The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), Canberra, Australia, August 11, 2008.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Kazuko Obata, 2008 年 8 月 11 日

 

Other comments: The counting system in Ngaanyatjarra is very simple (1, 2, 3, 4, and many, and some people use 2 and 3 to refer to 5. These days people may mix English numerals in their speech.

 

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