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

语言名称和分布地区: 辛巴里语, 巴布亚新几内亚东高地省及海湾省

1. pwʌlnʌ  (lit: one)

2. pwʌɾɑl  (lit: two)

3. pwʌɾɑpwʌl ( lit: three)

4. ɑɾɑlɑɾɑl  (lit: two two)

5. ɑtʌᵐbəl  (lit: theː3sː DIM hand) 

6. ɑtʌ pəməᵑɡəⁿdɑʔɲə pweke ɑɾʌ ''with one from another hand''

7. ɑtʌ pəməᵑɡəⁿdɑʔɲə pwʌɾɑke ɑɾʌ ''with two from another hand''

8. ɑtʌ pəməᵑɡəⁿdɑʔɲə pwʌɾɑpwʌl ''with three from another hand''

9. ɑtʌ pəməᵑɡəⁿdɑʔɲə ɑɾɑlɑɾɑl ''with four from another hand''

10. ɑtʌ iuwijʌʔnʌkɑ ɑtʌᵐbəl ''all the hands''

11. tʃəβlʌ pweke ɑɾʌ ''with a foot (toes)''

12. tʃəβlʌ pwʌɾɑl ɑɾʌ ''with two feet''

13. tʃəβlʌ pwʌɾɑpwʌl ''with three feet''

14. tʃəβlʌ ɑɾɑlɑɾɑl ''with four feet'' 

15. tʃəβlʌ pəməᵑɡəⁿdɑʔɲə puᵐbuke ɑɾʌ ''with another foot''

16. tʃəβlʌ pəməᵑɡəⁿdɑʔɲə pweke ɑɾʌ ''with one from another foot'' 

17. tʃəβlʌ pəməᵑɡəⁿdɑʔɲə pwʌɾɑke ɑɾʌ ''with two from another foot''  

18. tʃəβlʌ pəməᵑɡəⁿdɑʔɲə pwʌɾɑpwʌl ɑɾʌ ''with three from another foot'' 

19. tʃəβlʌ pəməᵑɡəⁿdɑʔɲə ɑɾɑlɑɾɑl  ''with four from another foot''    

20. tʃəβlʌ ɑtʌ iuwijʌʔnʌkɑ ɑtʌᵐbəl ''all the feet hands'

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. David Ogg through Mr. Ray Stegeman, SIL International, Papua New Guinea. February 8, 2011.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. David Ogg , 2011 年 2 月 8 日.

Other comments: Simbari is spoken by about 4,000 speakers in Eastern Highlands province and Gulf province, Papua New Guinea. The Simbari utilize a base five (quintenary) numeral system which is based on the digits of the hand. Because of this the only true numerals are the numbers 1 through 5. The number 5, “ɑtʌᵐbul”, being derived from the word for hand, “ɑtʌ” combined with the article, “tʌᵐbul” which is the 3sF diminutive definite article. The numerals must agree with the class of their head noun. The numerals are analogous with the indefinite articles and their accompanying clitics for class/gender/number. These 5 numerals in the most common classes (derived from clitics) are listed in the following table:

 Though there are only five actual numerals the Simbari can also count up to 20 by adding “hands” and “feet” into the phrase as demonstrated below (shown only in the masculine gender/class but this full numeral paradigm can occur in all the classes):

Consonantsː

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Alveopalatal	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Stops	p, ᵐb	t, ⁿd	t̼		k, ᵑɡ	ʔ
Affricates		t͡ʃ	ⁿd͡ʒ
Fricatives	β
Nasals	m	n	ɲ
Laterals			l		ʟ
Flaps			ɾ
Semi-Vowels				j	w

Vowelsː