Language name and locationː Ponam, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区波南, 巴布亚新几内亚之马努斯岛北部隔海之波南岛

 

1. si

21.  luŋoɸ ne si *

2. luwoɸ

22.  luŋoɸ ne luwoɸ

3. taloɸ

23.  luŋoɸ ne taloɸ

4. ɸaɸ

24.  luŋoɸ ne ɸaɸ

5. limeɸ (lit: 'hand')

25.  luŋoɸ ne limeɸ

6. wonoɸ

26.  luŋoɸ ne wonoɸ

7. ʔahataloɸ   (10 - 3)

27.  luŋoɸ ne ʔahataloɸ

8. ʔahaluwoɸ (10 - 2)

28.  luŋoɸ ne ahaluwoɸ

9. ʔahase       (10 - 1)

29.  luŋoɸ ne ʔahase

10. saŋuɸ

30.  tuluŋoɸ

11. saŋuɸ ne si

40.  ɸaŋuɸ

12. saŋuɸ ne luwoɸ

50.  limeŋuɸ

13. saŋuɸ ne taloɸ

60.  wonoŋuɸ

14. saŋuɸ ne ɸaɸ

70.  ʔahataloŋuɸ

15. saŋuɸ ne limeɸ

80.  ʔahaluwoŋuɸ

16. saŋuɸ ne wonoɸ

90.  ʔahaseŋuɸ

17. saŋuɸ ne ʔahataloɸ

100. pwen si

18. saŋuɸ ne ahaluwoɸ

200. pwen luwoɸ (? consultant unsure)

19. saŋuɸ ne ʔahase

1000. sapau *

20. luŋoɸ 

 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jessica Cleary-Kemp, Department of Linguistics, University of California at Berkeley, USA. 7 December, 2010.
Reference sourceː Mark Kariuselep, University of Papua New Guinea, 1998.
提供资的语言家: Dr. Jessica Cleary-Kemp, 2010 年 12 月 7 日

 

Other comments: Ponam has a typical "Manus type" Austronesian language decimal counting system with special structure for numerals 6 to 9. It seems the number 6 is a loanword from Polynesian language. The numbers 21 to 29 and 1000 are taken from
Mark Kariuselep, native speaker of Ponam from University of Papua New Guinea in 1998. Ponam is spoken by about 500 speakers in Ponam island, Manus province, Papua New Guinea.


 

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