Language
name and locationː
West Goodenough,
PNG
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. ifokeyana |
2. iluyedi |
3. itoi |
4. laufuli |
5. nimafakewatamo (lit: 'hand one ?') |
6. nimafakewatamo ifokeyana ( 5 + 1 ) |
7. nimafakewatamo iluyedi ( 5 + 2 ) |
8. nimafakewatamo itoi ( 5 + 3 ) |
9. nimafakewatamo laufuli ( 5 + 4 ) |
10. nima iluyedi (lit: 'hands two') |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. David Lithgow,
SIL International, Papua
New Guinea.
March 10, 1991. |
Other comments: West Goodenough or Diodio has a quinary counting system. Now most of the people preference is to use English numbers. The simple numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 10 may still be used frequently now. West Goodenough spoken by about 2,200 speakers on Goodenough Island in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. |
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