Language
name and locationː
Sunum, Papua province, Indonesia [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. 'tɛs, tes |
2. aru |
3. tau |
4. fau |
5. rim, jim |
6. rim 'tes ( 5+1 ) |
7. rim ru ( 5+2 ) |
8. rim tau ( 5+3 ) |
9. rim fau ( 5+4 ) |
10. rim rim ( 5+5 ), ru'rim, sinafui |
Linguist providing data and dateː Ms. Theresia Wambaliau through Mrs. Jackie Menanti, Summer
Institute of Linguistics, Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia. August 4, 2005. |
Other comments: Sunum or Yamna has a quinary counting system, there are missing terms after ten. Sunum is a moribund language spoken by about 500 speakers in coastal area and Nirumoar island, Sarmi regency, Papua province, Indonesia. |
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