Language
name and locationː Ubir,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. kaitamom |
21. orot kaitamom sasaɡis kaita |
2. ruam |
22. orot kaitamom sasaɡis ruam |
3. ton |
23. orot kaitamom sasaɡis ton |
4. bat |
24. orot kaitamom sasaɡis bat |
5. nim (lit: hand') |
25. orot kaitamom sasaɡis nim |
6. nimtereban kaita |
26. orot kaitamom sasaɡis nimtereban kaita |
7. nimtereban bairuin |
27. orot kaitamom sasaɡis nimtereban ruam |
8. nimtereban baitonin |
28. orot kaitamom sasaɡis nimtereban ton |
9. nimtereban baibatin |
29. orot kaitamom sasaɡis nimtereban bat |
10. auyotoat |
30. orot kaitamom auyotoa |
11. auyotoat sasaɡis kaita |
40. orot ruam ( 20 x 2 ) |
12. auyotoat sasaɡis ruam |
50. orot ruam auyotoat |
13. auyotoat sasaɡis ton |
60. orot ton ( 20 x 3 ) |
14. auyotoat sasaɡis bat |
70. orot ton auyotoat |
15. auyotoat sasaɡis nim |
80. orot bat ( 20 x 4 ) |
16. auyotoat sasaɡis nimtereban kaita |
90. orot bat auyotoat |
17. auyotoat sasaɡis nimtereban ruam |
100. orot nim ( 20 x 5 ) |
18. auyotoat sasaɡis nimtereban ton |
200. orot auyotoat ( 20 x 10 ) |
19. auyotoat sasaɡis nimtereban bat |
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20. orot kaitamom (lit: 'one man') |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Duncan Kasokasan,
Bible Translation Association (BTA), Papua
New Guinea. January 31,
2005.
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Other comments: Ubir has a quinary counting system and twenty 'orot kaitamom' which means 'one man'. Ubir is spoken by about 2,500 speakers in the Alotau district of Milne Bay province and in the Afore district of Oro province, Papua New Guinea. |
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