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

语言名称和分布地区: 齐马卡尼语, 巴布亚新几内亚西部省穆莱湖地区

1. koapoma /kɔ̯apɔma/

2. nimapa

3. koapoma koapoma (2+1)

4. nimapa  nimapa (2+1)

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Glen A. Lean, Department of Communications, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea, 1991.

Sourceː Glendon A. Lean. Counting systems of Papua New Guinea, volume 12, Western Province. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea, 1991.

Source: SIL Word List (1975). Village: Kavianaga (Begua diaect)
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Glen A. Lean, 1991 年.    

Other comments: Zimakani is spoken by about 1,500 speakers in the southern Lake Murray district, in a region which extends southwards to the junction of the Fly and Strickland Rivers, Western province, Papua New Guinea. The Zimakani system possesses a 2-cylce; 3 has a '2+1' construction and 1 has a '2+2') construction. The numbers word for 5 contains a 'hand' morpheme, 'zeda' or 'zenda'. It seems likely, then, that the system is a digit tally one and many therefore possesses a 5-cyscles in a addition to the 2-cycle. Zimakani has recorded traditional numerals from 1 to 5, over 50 years ago, not sure if they are still using old traditional numbers or body-tally system after 5 or now use Tok Pisin numerals after 5. New data for numbers after 5 is required.