How to count in Guhu-Samane, a Binanderean language spoken mainly in Morobe Province in the southeast of Papua New Guinea.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | tena (1 finger) |
| 2 | eseri (2 fingers) |
| 3 | tapari |
| 4 | eserisa eseri |
| 5 | boto tena (1 hand) |
| 6 | boto tena ma sika (1 hand and a small) |
| 7 | boto tena ma sika eseri |
| 8 | boto tena ma sika taparai |
| 9 | boto tena ma sika eserisa eseri |
| 10 | boto eseri (2 hands) |
| 11 | boto eseri ma sika |
| 12 | boto eseri ma sika eseri |
| 13 | boto eseri ma sika tapari |
| 14 | boto eseri ma sika eserisa eseri |
| 15 | boto eseri ma oko tena |
| 20 | abi (same) tena (1 (whole) man) |
| 40 | abi same eseri (2 people) |
| 60 | abi same tapari (3 people) |
| 80 | abi same eserisa eseri (4 people) |
| 100 | abi same boto tena (5 people) |
Information about counting in Guhu-Samane
https://www.academia.edu/6423514/Tentative_Grammar_Description_of_the_Guhu_Samane_Language
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Guhu-Samane.htm
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Information about Guhu-Samane | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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