Language
name and locationː Wogeo,
Papua New Guinea
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. ta |
21. usú bʷe kobʷá ~ usú bʷe ka-tá * |
2. rua |
22. usú bʷe rua (20+2 ) |
3. tol |
23. usú bʷe tol (20+3 ) |
4. kʷik |
24. usú bʷe kʷik (20+4) |
5. (kʷik) bʷa-kobʷá (4+1) |
25. usú bʷe kʷik bʷa-kobʷá (20+4+1) |
6. (kʷik) bʷa-raɡó (4+2) |
26. usú bʷe kʷik bʷa-raɡó (20+4+2) |
7. (kʷik) bʷe-tol (4+3) |
27. usú bʷe kʷik bʷe-tol (20+4+3) |
8. kiki-rua (4 x 2) |
28. usú bʷe kiki-rua (20+4 x 2) |
9. kiki-rua bʷa-kobʷá (4 x 2+1) |
29. usú bʷe kiki-rua bʷa kobʷá |
10. kiki-rua bʷa-raɡó (4 x 2+2) |
30. usú bʷe kiki-rua bʷa-raɡó |
11. kiki-rua bʷe-tol (4 x 2+ 3) |
40. kulemʷa (40) |
12. kiki-tol (4 x 3) |
50. kulemʷa bʷe kiki-rua bʷa-raɡó * |
13. kiki-tol bʷa-kobʷá (4 x 3+1) |
60. kulemʷa bʷe usú (40+20) |
14. kiki-tol bʷa-raɡó (4 x 3+2) |
70. kulemʷa bʷe usú bʷe kiki-rua bʷa-raɡó |
15. kiki-tol bʷe-tol (4 x 3+3) |
80. kulemʷa-rua (40 x 2) |
16. kiki-vat (4 x 4) |
90. kulemʷa-rua bʷe kiki-rua bʷa-raɡó |
17. kiki-vat bʷa-kobʷá (4 x 4+1) |
100. kulemʷa-rua bʷe usú (40 x 2+20) |
18. kiki-vat bʷa-raɡó (4 x 4+2) |
120. kulemʷa-tol, 160. kulemʷa-vat (40 x 4) |
19. kiki-vat bʷe-tol (4 x 4+ 3) |
200. udol (ta) (200 x 1), 400. udol rua |
20. usú (20) |
1000. lima(ta) (1000 x 1) * |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Mats Exter,
Institute for Linguistics, University of Cologne, Cologne / Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf, Germany,
July 18, 2010.
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Other comments: The Wogeo has a very interesting system based on four (quaternary counting system), with other higher words for 20 'usú'; 40 'kulemʷa'; 200 'udol'; 1,000 'lima', and also 5,000 'val(ú) and 25,000'ka', these words are monomorphemic forms with no internal structure, but their etymology are unknown. 40 'kulemʷa' seems a loanword from neighboring Austronesian language. The numerals 1 to 3 are typically Austronesian in character, the word lima '1,000' indeed looks like Austronesian 'five' but without knowing its precise origin in Wogeo. 21 can be expressed as 'usú bʷe ka-tá' or 'usú bʷe tá'.
Other higher numerals areː 120.
kulemʷa-tol ( 40 x 3 ); 160. kulemʷa-vat
(40 x 4 ); Note that following points on the above tableː
1.
the above
forms correspond to the varieties of Wogeo spoken on Vokeo Island; the 2.
Phonological surface forms are given here (underlyingly, labialized
consonants Cʷ 3. Elements in parentheses are optional
4. Most forms can occur with and without the classifier prefix
ka-, depending on the Wogeo (Vokeo) is an Austronesian language of northeast New Guinea. It is spoken by about 1,600 speakers on Koil and Vokeo islands of Wewak Islands Rural LLG, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea. |
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