Suabo / Inanwatan

Language name and locationː Suabo, West Papua, Indonesia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 苏阿博语, 印度尼西亚西巴布亚省鸟头半岛南部地区

1. mútero / naɡiáre / naɡuáre (bending the little finger)

2. éri-wo (two-F, bending the ring finger)

3. éri-naɡuáre (two-one, bending the middle finger)

4. éri-eridáre (two-two, bending the index finger)

5. néwo-ɡáaɡo (hand-side, clenching left fist)

6. néwo-ɡáaɡo naɡiáre (hand-side, one, bending the right little finger)

7. néwo-ɡáaɡo éridare (hand-side, two, bending right right finger)

8. néwo-ɡáaɡo naɡuare (hand-side, three. bending right middle finger)

9. néwo-ɡáaɡo naɡiáre (hand-side, two-two, bending right index finger)

10. néwo-wa suɡéri (hand-PL both, clapping two hands in front of the breast)

11. néwo-wa suɡéri mútero (hand-PL both, one, touching right little toe)

15. néwo-wa suɡéri néwo-ɡáaɡo (hand-PL both, hand-side, one, touching left big toe)

16. néwo-wa suɡéri néwo-ɡáaɡo naɡiáre ( touching right little toe)

20. naɡiá-ɡa íraɡiro (lit: one-POSS body)

21. naɡiá-ɡa íraɡiro mútero (one-POSS body, one )

30. naɡiá-ɡa íraɡiro mútero néwo-wa suɡéri ( one-POSS body, hand-PL both )

40. eridá-ɡa íraɡiro (two-POSS body)

100. néwo-ɡáaɡua-ɡa íraɡiro (hand-side-POSS body)

100. natído-raɡo (bundle of hundred, lit: 'sticks-one')

200. natído-éri-wo (bundle of hundred, sticks-two-F )

1000. nipído-raɡo (bundle of ten, natído-one)

2000. nipído-ériwo (bundle of ten, natído-two)

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Lourens Jan de Vries, Afd. Taal en Communicatie Letteren, Vrije Universiteit, Netherlands. February 3, 2010.

提供资料的语言学家: Prof. Lourens Jan de Vries. 2010 年 2 月 3 日.

Other comments: Suabo or Inanwatan is spoken by about 1,000 speakers in 15 villages along Maccluer bay, south Bird’s Head, West Papua province, Indonesia. The Suabo or Inanwatan count on hands and feet. Counting starts on the left little finger. The numerals from 1 to 4 reveal a binary system (3=2+1; 4=2+2). The numerals 5 (one hand), 10 (both hands), and 20 (one body) are body-part based and combine with the numerals for 1-4 and with each other to form additive numeral phrases. Gesture tend to accompany the use of the numerals. The system is rapidly being replaced by Malay numerals.

Language name and locationː Suabo, West Papua, Indonesia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 苏阿博语, 印度尼西亚西巴布亚省鸟头半岛南部地区

1. 'muteɾo

2. eɾibo

3. eɾibonɑkwɑɾe

4. 'eɾiboeɾitɑɾe

5. neβokɑɡo

6. ɑɾɑbubu

7. neβuɡɑɡoeɾiɡɑɾe

8. neβuɡɑɡoeɾinɑɡuɑɾe

9. neβuɡɑɡoeɾieɾidɑɾe

10. neβusuɡeɾiβo

Linguist providing data and dateː Mrs. Heljä Clouse,Summer Institute of Linguistics, Indonesia, May 30, 1989.

提供资料的语言学家: Mrs. Heljä Clouse, 1989 年 5 月 30 日

Other comments: Suabo or Inanwatan has a tally system.

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