Language name and locationː Saep, Papua New Guinea  [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 萨埃普语, 巴布亚新几内亚马当省东部沿岸

1. 'ha.le.be

21.  's. 'm. 'kʰa.ba 'si.me be wam'diŋ.ɡek 'ha.le.be

2. 'a.bo.de

22.  's. 'm. 'kʰa.ba 'si.me be wam'diŋ.ɡek 'a.bo.de

3. 'a.bo.kʰoŋ

23.  's. 'm. 'kʰa.'si.me be wam'diŋ.ɡek 'a.bo.kʰoŋ

4. 'daːkʰo

24.  's. 'm. 'kʰa.'si.me be wam'diŋ.ɡek 'daːkʰo

5. 'wam.be

25.  's. 'm. 'kʰa.'si.me be wam'diŋ.ɡek 'wam.be

6. 'wam.be 'diŋ.ɡek 'ha.le.be    (5+1)

26.  's. 'm. 'kʰa.'si.me be w.ɡek 'wam.be 'ha.le.be

7. 'wam.be 'diŋ.ɡek 'a.bo.de    (5+2)

27.  's. 'm. 'kʰa.'si.me be w.ɡek 'wam.be 'a.bo.de

8. 'wam.be 'diŋ.ɡek 'a.bo.kʰoŋ (5+3) 

28.  's. 'm. 'kʰa.'si.me be w.ɡek 'w.b. 'a.bo.kʰoŋ

9. 'wam.be 'diŋ.ɡek 'daːkʰo     (5+4)

29.  's. 'm. 'kʰa.'si.me be w.ɡek 'wam.be 'daːkʰo

10. 'wam.be 'a.bo.de *

30.  's. 'm. 'kʰa.'si.me be wam'diŋ.ɡek 'wam.be

11. 'wam.be 'a.bo.de 'diŋ.ɡek 'ha.le.be

40.  'si.me 'a.bo.de 'mon

12. 'wam.be 'a.bo.de 'diŋ.ɡek 'a.bo.de

50.  40+10

13. 'wam.be 'a.bo.de 'diŋ.ɡek 'a.bo.kʰoŋ

60.  'si.me 'a.bo.kʰoŋ 'mon

14. 'wam.be 'a.bo.de 'diŋ.ɡek 'daːkʰo

70.  60+10

15. 'wam.be 'a.bo.de 'a.ni be *

80.  'si.me 'daːkʰo 'mon

16. 'wam.be 'a.bo.de 'a.ni be 'diŋ.ɡek +1

90.  80+10

17. 'wam.be 'a.bo.de 'a.ni be 'diŋ.ɡek +2

100. 'si.me 'wam.be 'mon

18. 'wam.be 'a.bo.de 'a.ni be 'diŋ.ɡek +3

200. 'si.me 'wam.be 'a.bo.de 'mon

19. 'wam.be 'a.bo.de 'a.ni be 'diŋ.ɡek +4

1000. wanpela tausen

20. 'si.me 'mok.ᵑɡo *

2000. tupela tausen

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Bradley J. Voltmer, SIL International, Papua New Guinea. April 2, 2011.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Bradley J. Voltmer, 2011 年 4 月 2 日.

Other comments: Saep is spoken by approximately 550 speakers in Gowar river area, Rai coast, east of Madang, Madang province, Papua New Guinea.

Saep has a traditional digit-tally one with a basic numerals set (1, 2, 3, 4). The number word for 5 is 'wambe' which contains a 'hand' morpheme 'wam-',

The number word for 10 is 'wam abode', i.e. 'hand (s) two'. The word 'ani' means 'foot'.

The word 'sime' means 'man' and 'si.me 'mok.ᵑɡo' means 'dead man' The word 'diŋ.ɡek'

may be related to ''dibiŋɡo'', which means finger or toe. The word 'kaba' mean and.

Some higher traditional number over 20 were expressed byː

21 'si.me 'mok.ᵑɡo 'kʰa.ba 'si.me be wam'diŋ.ɡek 'ha.le.be

30. 'si.me 'mok.ᵑɡo 'kʰa.ba 'si.me be wam'diŋ.ɡek 'a.bo.de

50. 'si.me 'a.bo.de 'mok.ᵑɡo 'kʰa.ba 'si.me be wam'diŋ.ɡek 'a.bo.de

70. 'si.me 'a.bo.kʰoŋ 'mok.ᵑɡo 'kʰa.ba 'si.me be wam'diŋ.ɡek 'a.bo.de

90. 'si.me 'daːkʰo 'mok.ᵑɡo 'kʰa.ba 'si.me be wam'diŋ.ɡek 'a.bo.de

However, its is not used much above 5 and rarely to count in traditional way more than 10. The Melanesian Pidgin are now are now commonly used as belowː

1. 'ha.le.be, 2. 'a.bo.de, 3.'a.bo.kʰoŋ, 4.'daːkʰo, 5.'wam.be, 6.'siks.pela, 7.'se.ven.pe.la,

8. 'et.pe.la, 9.'nain.pe.la, 10.ten.pe.la, 11. e.'le.ven.pe.la, 12.'tʷelv.pe.la,

13.'te.tin.pe.la, 14.'fo.tin.pe.la, 15.'fif.tin.pe.la, 16.'siks.tin.pe.la, 17.'s.ven.tin.pe.la,

18.'e.tin.pe.la, 19.'nain.tin.pe.la, 20.tʷen.ti.pe.la, 21. 'tʷen.ti.wan.pe.la,

22. 'tʷen.tu.wan.pe.la, 23. 'tʷen.tri.wan.pe.la, 24. 'tʷen.ti.foa.pe.la,

25. 'tʷen.ti.faiv.pe.la, 30. 'tir.ti.pe.la, 40.foa.ti.pe.la, 50.'fif.ti.pe.la, 60.'siks.ti.pe.la,

70.'se.ven.ti.pe.la, 80.'e.ti.pela, 90.'nain.ti.pe.la, 100.'han.dret.pe.la,

200. 'tu han.dret.pe.la, 1000.'tau.sen.pe.la, 2000. tu.tau.sen.pe.la

Saep Phonemic System

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