Language name and location: Sama, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 萨马语 (尼米语Nimi), 巴布亚新几内亚莫罗贝省

1. niŋit

2. yaru

3. yarukuba (two and one ?)

4. yaru yaru  (litː '2+2')

5. kit kusaŋ (litː 'hand?, side')

10. kit kusaŋ kusaŋ (litː 'hand?, side side')

11. kit kusan kusan kayona niŋit (litː 'hand? sides foot one')

15. kit kusaŋ kusaŋ kayona kusaŋit

20. kit kusan kusan kayona kusan kusan

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Geoffrey P. Smith, Department of Language and Communication Studies, The University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea. December 12, 1988.

Source: Smith, Geoffrey P. 1988. Morobe Counting systems, Pacific Linguistics, A-76, 1988, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Geoffrey P. Smith,1988 年 12 月 12 日.

Other comments: Sama or Nimi is spoken by approximately 3,000 speakers in seven villages in the Lowai area west of Boana, upper Erap river, south of Saruwaged range, Morobe province, Papua New Guinea. Nimi has a body-tally system up to 20 on the hands and feet and has two distinct numerals. The word for three appears to be composes of 'two and one'