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

语言名称和分布地区: 泰鲁马语 (瓦里皮语Uaripi), 巴布亚新几内亚海湾省

1. fareapo

2. heraake

3. hiruusu

4. fari

5. mai tai (lit: ''hand")

6. mai tai fareapo  (5+1)

7. mai tai heraake  (5+2)

8. mai tai hiruusu  (5+3)

9. mai tai fari        (5+4)

10. mai tai tai  (lit: ''hand hand")

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. & Mrs. Joong-Hwan & Mi-Kyeong Jo through Mr. Ray Stegeman. SIL International, Papua New Guinea. October 17, 2010.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. & Mrs. Joong-Hwan & Mi-Kyeong Jo. 2010 年 10 月 17 日.

Other comments: Tairuma or Uaripi is spoken by about 4,500 speakers in Uaripi and villages near Kerem, Gulf province, Papua New Guinea. Tairuma or Uaripi has a digit-tally system, i.e, tallying occurs using both fingers and toes. The word for 'hand' is 'mai' and this appears in the number words for both 5 and 10, and 10 is expressed by 'hand hand'.