Language name and location: Nipsan, Papua province, Indonesia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 尼普散语, 印度尼西亚巴布亚省高地中部查亚维查亚县地区

1. selek (litː 'small finger')

21.  lin-dara-bare  (litː ''elbow'')

2. ɸene  (litː ''ring finger'')

22.  saek-dara-bare (litː ''lower arm'')

3. wilindi (litː ''middle finger'')

23.  naˤb-dara-bare (litː ''wrist'')

4. dom-bare (litː ''index finger'')

24.  lam-dara-bare (litː ''thumb'')

5. lam-bare (litː ''thumb'')

25.  dom-dara-bare (litː ''index finger'')

6. naˤb-bare (litː ''wrist'')

26.  wilindi-ba-dara-bare(litː ''middle finger'')

7. saek-bare (litː ''lower arm'')

27.  ɸene-dara-bare (litː ''ringer finger'')

8. lin-bare (litː ''elbow'')

28.  selek-dak-nak-la (litː ''small finger'')

9. subna-bare  (litː ''upper arm'')

10. saˤo-bare  (litː ''shoulder'')

11. kwaˤlom-bare (litː ''neck'')

12. ao-bare  (litː ''ear'')

13. naual-bare (litː ''side of the upper
     skull'')

14. meke-bare (litː ''top of skull, just left
     of the middle'')

15. meke-dara-bare (litː ''top of skull,
     just left of the middle'')

16. naual-dara-bare (litː ''side of the
     upper skull'')

17. ao-dara-bare (litː ''ear'')

18. kwaˤlom-dara-bare (litː ''neck)

19. saˤo-dara-bare (litː ''shoulder'')

20. subna-dara-bare (litː ''upper arm'')

Linguist providing data and dateː Ms. Alinda Paul. Wycliffe-Nederland, March 29, 2015.

提供资料的语言学家: Ms. Alinda Paul, 2015 年 3 月 29 日.

Other comments: Nipsan is spoken by about 3,000 speakers in Jayawijaya regency, Kurima sub-district west of Hmanggona, Papua province, Indonesia. Above is the numeral system in Nipsan (near Kosarek). In Kosarek they counted till 27, I remember, but in Nipsan it is 28. The numerals refer to body parts, where the suffix ‘bare’ is added. When counting the specific body parts is usually touched. They start with the left hand and go via the head to down to the right hand. When going down the suffix ‘dara’ is added: so left part up=1-14, right part down=15-28. The last one (28)= selek-dak-nak-la. Dakna means I finish. So that means that it’s the end. One round is called deng. People make a movement with their right hand over the left hand up till the head when they say deng. If they mean many more times they call it deng-deng and make this movement with the arm twice. There are some words for really a lot, but I forgot those words.

Language name and location: Nipsan, Papua province, Indonesia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 尼普散语, 印度尼西亚巴布亚省高地中部查亚维查亚县地区

1. hɔ'nɔk̚

i2. ɸɛ'nɛ

3. ulin'dɪ

4. tɔmba'ɾɛ

5. lamba'ɾɛ 

6. na'hap̚

7. saⁱk̚

8. lin

9. sup'nʌ

10. saᵒ

Linguist providing data and dateː Mrs. Heljä Clouse, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Indonesia, May 30, 1989.

提供资料的语言学家: Mrs. Heljä Clouse, 1989 年 5 月 30 日.

Other comments: Nipsan has a tally-body system.