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

言名称和分布地区恩加尔拉语, 澳大利亚西部

 

1. partanyal / paʈaɲal /

2. kujarra /kuɟara/

3. purrku /purku/ or ' a few'

 .  kulyu /kulyu/ = 'many', wujapali /wuɟapali/ = all

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Brian Geytenbeek, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Australian Aboriginal and Islander Branch, Australia. October 29, 2012.

供资料的语言学家: Mr. Brian Geytenbeek, 2012 年 10 月 29 日.

 

Other comments: Traditionally, Ngarla didn't use words for very higher numbers, they only have three words for numbers. The word purrku also means 'a few'.


Language name and locationː Ngarla, Australia [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区恩加尔拉语, 澳大利亚西部

 

1. partanyal 

2. kujarra

3. purrku

4. kujarra-kujarra,  5. mara ngarntaku (literally:  hand on other side')

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Albert Burgman, Senior Linguist, Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre, South Hedland, Western Australia, Australia.  September 14, 2012.

供资料的语言学家: Mr. Albert Burgman, 2012 年 9 月 14 日.

 

Other comments: Traditionally, Ngarla didn't use words for very higher numbers, so the traditional numbers are as above. Ngarla is an endangered language with 8 speakers.


 

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