Language name and locationː Ulau-Suain, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区乌劳-苏因语, 巴布亚新几内亚桑道恩省北部海边乌劳村及苏因村

 

1. batai

2. ru

3. tual

4. oŋkanañ

5. ayak alun (literally ‘half my hands’)

6. ayak alun isi batai

7. ayak alun isi ru

10. ibuts batai

20. ibuts ru

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Malcolm Ross, Department of Linguistics,
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. February 4, 2021.
供资料的语言学家: Prof. Malcolm Ross, 2021 年 2 月 4 .

 

Other comments: Ulau-Suain has a quinary-decimal counting system. Ulau-Suain is an Austronesian language of coastal Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken by about 2,800 speakers in Ulau 1, Ulau 2, and Suain wards of East Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.


 

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