Language
name and locationː Waima,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. hamomo |
21. haraurua hamomo |
2. rua |
22. haraurua rua |
3. aihau |
23. haraurua aihau |
4. bani |
24. haraurua bani |
5. ima (lit: 'hand') |
25. haraurua ima |
6. ʔabaihau (litː 'doubled 3') |
26. haraurua ʔabaihau |
7. ʔabaihau hamomo ('doubled 3'+ 1) |
27. haraurua ʔabaihau hamomo |
8. ʔababani (litː 'doubled 4') |
28. haraurua ʔababani |
9. ʔababani hamomo ('doubled 4'+ 1) |
29. haraurua ʔababani hamomo |
10. harau haea |
30. harau ʔaihau |
11. harau haea hamomo |
40. bariuabui |
12. harau haea rua |
50. imabui |
13. harau haea aihau |
60. imabui harau haea (50 +10 ) |
14. harau haea bani |
70. imabui harau rua (50 +20 ) |
15. harau haea ima |
80. imabui harau ʔaihau (50 +30 ) |
16. harau haea ʔabaihau |
90. imabui bariabui (50 +40 ) |
17. harau haea ʔabaihau hamomo |
100. tsinabu, 200.tsinabu rua |
18. harau haea ʔababani |
300. tsinabu ʔaihau (tsinabu from Roro) |
19. harau haea ʔababani hamomo |
400. tsinabu bani |
20. harau rua |
900. tsinabu ʔababani hamomo |
Linguist providing data and dateː Ms.
Colleen Hattersley, Maeaka Tohano Language Project, Central Province,
Papua New
Guinea. November 24, 2019. |
Other comments: Waima or Roro has a decimal system with particular substructure for numbers 6, 7, 8 and 9. The data was taken from 'Ai'ai 'eukia miaho Maurina, Ways of the Ancestors. Presenting the Waima / Roro / Paitana Language. M to W. Based of historical recorded by: Le Pere Victor MSC 1898, E. Joindreau MSC 1907, P. Coluccia MSC, 1939, Original documents are held at Bereina Catholic Diocese, Central Province, PNG, Edited by Ikupu Paru and Colleen Hattersley for Maeka Tohana Language Project . © Maeka Tohana Language Project 2019. Waima is spoken but about 12,000 speakers in Bereina district, Hall Sound shores between Yule island and mainland, northwest of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. |
Language
name and locationː Waima,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. hamomo |
21. haraurua hamomo |
2. rua |
22. haraurua rua |
3. aihau |
23. haraurua aihau |
4. bani |
24. haraurua bani |
5. ima (lit: 'hand') |
25. haraurua ima |
6. ab aihau (litː 'doubled 3' ) |
26. haraurua ab aihau |
7. ab aihau hamomo ('doubled 3'+ 1) |
27. haraurua ab aihau hamomo |
8. ab bani (litː 'doubled 4') |
28. haraurua ab bani |
9. ab bani hamomo ('doubled 4'+ 1) |
29. haraurua ab bani hamomo |
10. harauhaea |
30. harau aihau |
11. harauhaea hamomo |
40. harau abui |
12. harauhaea rua |
50. imabui |
13. harauhaea aihau |
60. imabui harau haea (50 +10 ) |
14. harauhaea bani |
70. imabui harau rua (50 +20 ) |
15. harauhaea ima |
80. imabui harau aihau (50 +30 ) |
16. harauhaea ab aihau |
90. imabui bariabui (50 +40 ) |
17. harauhaea ab aihau hamomo |
100. hinabu hamomo (hinabu from Roro) |
18. harauhaea ab bani |
200. hinabu rua |
19. harauhaea ab bani hamomo |
1000. hinabu hinabu |
20. haraurua |
2000. hinabu hinabu rua |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Namsoo Kim, SIL International,
Papua New
Guinea. January 27, 2009 |
Other comments: Waima or Roro has a decimal system with particular substructure for numbers 6, 7, 8 and 9. The word for hundred 'hinabu' is a loanword from Roro language. |
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