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

语言名称和分布地区: 西罗伊语, 巴布亚新几内亚马当省

1. ndindo

2. armba

3. keŋmba

4. bailkamba

5. wai inum sulumba (litː ''one hand completed'' )

6. wai inum sulumba wai ŋɡiri ndindo (litː ''one hand completed and one finger'')

7. wai inum sulumba wai ŋɡiri armba (litː ''one hand completed and two fingers'')

8. wai inum sulumba wai ŋɡiri keŋmba (litː ''one hand completed and three fingers'')

9. wai inum sulumba wai ŋɡiri bailkamba (litː ''one hand completed and four fingers'')

10. soŋ ndindo

11 to 19. Tok Pisin / English numerals used.

20. soŋ armba

21 to 29. eben naha naha ɡic ʔijed=ʔa  

30. soŋ keŋmba

40. soŋ bailkamba  

50 to 2000. Tok Pisin / English numerals used.

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. and Mrs. Sjaak and Jacqueline van Kleef, SIL International, Papua New Guinea, July 7, 2009.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. and Mrs. Sjaak and Jacqueline van Kleef,, 2009 年 7 月 7 日.

Other comments: Siroi is spoken by approximately 1,300 speakers in Saidor district,

Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Siroi has a base five counting system. It is based on the hand and five fingers. Nowadays, beyond 5 they mostly use Tok Pisin but they can also continue with ‘one hand completed and one finger’, etc. The Tok Pisin / English numerals are like the Englishː eleven, twelve, etc. Spelling varies a bit.