Language name and locationː Yaqay, Papua province, Indonesia [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. diaɣand |
2. kajaɣmar |
. aripade ('many') |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Bruno Olsson, Department of Linguistics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore / The Australian National University, Centre of Excellence for Dynamics for Language, Canberra, Australia,. July 3, 2018. 提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Bruno Olsson, 2018 年 7 月 2 日. |
Other comments: Yaqay is spoken by about by 10,000 speakers in south coast along Obaa river, Mappi regency, Papua province, Indonesia. Yaqay has only two words as number and the word 'aripade' 'many' is used above two according to one speaker, and this is also mentioned by Drabbe in his sketch from the 1950s. They switch to Indonesian numerals for counting purposes, without any phonological adaptations. |
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