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

语言名称和分布地区: 苏埃纳语, 巴布亚新几内亚莫罗贝省莱城沿海地区

1. da-imata

2. eto

3. etorobara

4. zo-eto zo-eto

5. wana -da (litː ''hand one'')

6. wana zore wana ɡitire (litː ''hand one-and thumb-and'')

7. wana zore wana ɡitire sorure

8. wana zore wana ɡitire sorure siwikimare

9. wana zore wana ɡitire sorure siwikimare awara ɡaɡanare

   (lit: ''hand one-and other hand bent')

10. wana eto (litː ''hands two'')

20. ema da-imata (litː ''one man'')

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Darryl Wilson. SIL International, Papua New Guinea. May 28, 2011.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Darryl Wilson. 2011 年 5 月 28 日.

Other comments: Suena is spoken by about 3,600 speakers in Lae district, southeast coast, north of Yekora, Morobe province:, Papua New Guinea. Suena has a digit-tally system with a basic numeral set (1, 2). 3 has a '2 and 1' gloss and that 4 is ''another 2 another 2''. The number words for 5 and 10 each contain a 'hand' morpheme ''wana'', 5 being 'hand one' and 10 being ''hand(s) two''. The number word for 15 contains a ''foot'' morpheme ''te'' and has the gloss ''hand(s) two foot one''. The number word for 6 contains a ''thumb'' morpheme, ''ɡiti'', and can be translated as ''hand one-and thumb-and'', i. e, the digits of one hand and the thumb of the other hand. The number word for 9 is "hand one-and other hand bent'', i.e. nine fingers of two hands extended with the little finger of one hand bent''. For the numbers 11 to 19, Mr. Darryl Wilson says that he never heard anyone try to count from 11 to 19 during he was living in the village 18 years ago. 20 is ema da-imata ''man one''.