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Language
name and locationː Tawala,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
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1. emosi / emota |
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2. luwaɡa |
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3. tonuɡa |
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4. wohepali |
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5. nima i-tutu ( lit: 'hand 3SG-hit' ) > nim'itutu |
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6. nim'itutu po emosi ( litː 'five and one' ) |
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7. nim'itutu po luwaɡa |
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8. nim'itutu po tonuɡa |
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9. nim'itutu po wohepali |
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10. nima luwaɡa hi-tutu (lit: 'hand two 3SG-hit' ) |
| 11. nima luwaɡa hi-tutu po emosi |
| 12. nima luwaɡa hi-tutu po luwaɡa |
| 13. nima luwaɡa hi-tutu po tonuɡa |
| 14. nima luwaɡa hi-tutu po wohepali |
| 15. nima luwaɡa hi-tutu po ae emosi itutu ( litː 'hand two 3PL-hit and leg one 3SG-hit') |
| 16. nima luwaɡa hi-tutu po ae emosi i-tutu po emosi |
| 17. nima luwaɡa hi-tutu po ae emosi i-tutu po luwaɡa |
| 18. nima luwaɡa hi-tutu po ae emosi i-tutu po tonuɡa |
| 19. nima luwaɡa hi-tutu po ae emosi i-tutu po wohepali |
| 20. oloto / lawa emosi i-hilaɡa (litː 'male /person one 3SG-finished') |
| 21. oloto / lawa emosi i-hilaɡa po emosi |
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99.
oloto / lawa wopepahi i-hilaɡa po nima luwaɡa hi-tutu po
ae po wohepari (litː 'five men are finished, and two hands / arms and five and four' ) |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Bryan Ezard,
SIL International, Papua
New Guinea,
August 25, 1998.
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Other comments: Tawala has a quinary system. Tawala has only kept the traditional numerals from one to five now. They can count up to 99 in the past. Tawala spoken by 20,000 people who live in hamlets and small villages on the East Cape peninsula, on the shores of Milne Bay and on areas of the islands of Sideia and Basilaki, Papua New Guinea. |
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