Language name and location: Ono, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. weku |
2. etke |
3. karewe |
4. etke so etke (2+1) |
5. mete mane |
6. mete mane so weku (5+1) |
7. mete mane so etke (5+2) |
8. mete mane so karewe (5+3) |
9. mete mane so etke so etke (5+2+2)) |
10. mete etke |
11. mete etke so weku |
12. mete etke so etke |
13. mete etke so karewe |
14. mete etke so etke so etke |
15. mete etke so kiye mane |
16. mete etke kiye mane so weku |
17. mete etke kiye mane so etke |
18. mete etke kiye mane so karewe |
19. mete etke kiye mane so etke so etke |
20. mete etke so kiye etke |
Linguist providing
data and dateː Ms. Malinda Ginmaule through Mrs. Lucille (Sissie)
D'Jernes, SIL-International, Papua New Guinea. July 7, 2014. |
Other comments: Ono is spoken by approximately 10,000 speakers in Finschhafen district, northeast Huon peninsula, Morobe province, Papua New Guinea. Ono has a digit-tally system with a basic numeral set (1, 2, 3), 4 has a '2 plus 2' construction, similar to that of the Nabak language. Other recorded higher numbers are: 21. mete etke kiye etke so weku, 22. mete etke kiye etke so etke, 23. mete etke kiye etke so karewe, 24. mete etke kiye etke so etke so etke, 25. mete etke kiye etke so mete mane, 26. mete etke kiye etke so mete mane so weku, 27. mete etke kiye etke so mete mane so etke, 28. mete etke kiye etke so mete mane so karewe, 29. mete etke kiye etke so mete mane so etke so etke, 30. mete karewe so kiye karewe, 40. mete etke so etke so kiye etke so etke. |
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