Language name and locationː Waima, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区维马语 (罗罗语 Roro), 巴布亚新几亚中部省莫尔兹比港地区

 

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.
供资料的语言学家: Ms. Colleen Hattersley, 2019 年 11 月 24.

 

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]
言名称和分布地区维马语 (罗罗语 Roro), 巴布亚新几亚中部省莫尔兹比港地区

 

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
供资料的语言学家: Mr. Namsoo Kim, 2009 年 1 月 27 日.

 

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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