Language name and location: Wantoat, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 万托阿特语, 巴布亚新几内亚莫罗贝省

1. ɡwendu

2. ɡweaya

3. ɡweaya-at ɡwendu-at (2+1)

4. ɡweaya-at ɡweaya-at (2+2)

5. katau kuut musa (lit: ''hand also bundled up'')

6. katau kuut musa kautdu ɡwendu (lit: ''hand also bundled up half one'')

7. katau kuut musa kautdu ɡweaya

8. katau kuut musa kautdu ɡweaya-at ɡwendu-at

9. katau kuut musa kautdu ɡweaya-at ɡweaya-at 

10. katau kuut musa-at  [lit: ''hand(s) also bundled up -and'']

11. katau kuut musa-at kepine ɡwendu-at [lit: ''hand(s) also bundled up -and (on) foot

    (leg) one -and'']

12. katau kuut musa-at kepine ɡweaya-at 

13. katau kuut musa-at kepine ɡweaya-at ɡwendu-at

14. katau kuut musa-at kepine ɡweaya-at ɡweaya-at 

15. katau kuut musa-at kepine katau kuut musa

16. katau kuut musa-at kepine katau kuut musa kautdu ɡwendu

17. katau kuut musa-at kepine katau kuut musa kautdu ɡweaya

18. katau kuut musa-at kepine katau kuut musa kautdu ɡweaya-at ɡwendu-at

19. katau kuut musa-at kepine katau kuut musa kautdu ɡweaya-at ɡweaya-at

20. aminu tapatutane katakyaat kepinaat 

     [litː ''person one his hands -and his feet (legs)'']

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. & Mrs. Don & Launa Davis, SIL International, Papua New Guinea, July 7, 2011.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. & Mrs. Don & Launa Davis, 2011 年 7 月 7 日.

Other comments: Wantoat is spoken by approximately 8,000 speakers in Kaiapit district, Bam, Leron, and Wantoat rivers, Morobe province, Papua New Guinea. Wantoat numeral system is a digit-tally one with a basic numeral set (1, 2). The numerals 3 and 4 are the compounds of these. The number word for 5 contains a 'hand' morpheme 'kat-' 10 is 'hand(s) also bundled up -and'. After tallying on the fingers, tallying proceeds to the toes. The nu7mber word for 11 contains a 'leg' morpheme 'kepi-'; 20 is expressed by 'person one his hands -and his feet (legs)', while

'aminu tapatu' means' man one'.