Language
name and locationː Sewa Bay,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. kaikeda / kenabona |
2. manáu / eluwa |
3. luwa abwa kaikeda ( 2 + 1 ) |
4. aiɡe sieluwa aiɡe sieluwa ( 2 + 2 ) |
5. nima kaikeda (lit: 'hand one') |
6. nima soᵘbařaⁱ kaiɡeda ( 5 + 1 ) |
7. nima soᵘbařaⁱ manáu ( 5 + 2 ) |
8. nima soᵘbařaⁱ luwa abwa kaikeda ( 5 + 2 + 1 ) |
9. nima soᵘbařaⁱ aiɡe sieluwa aiɡe sieluwa ( 5 + 2 + 2 ) |
10. nima luwa (lit: 'hands two') |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. David Lithgow,
SIL International, Papua
New Guinea.
March 10, 1991. |
Other comments: Sewa Bay has a quinary counting system. Now most of the people preference is to use English numbers. The simple numbers 1, 2, 5 and 10 may still be used frequently now. Sewa Bay is spoken by about 4,500 speakers in Sewa Bay area of Normanby island, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea. |
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