How to count in Ngalum, a member of the Ok branch of the Trans-New-Guinea language family spoken in Papua province of Indonesia, and in Sandaun province of Papua New Guinea.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | maki [left little finger] |
| 2 | lao [left ring finger] |
| 3 | wir [left middle finger] |
| 4 | laplao [left point finger] |
| 5 | el [left thumb] |
| 6 | bangup [left wrist] |
| 7 | pet [left low elbow] |
| 8 | pasik [left elbow] |
| 9 | ti [left bicep] |
| 10 | dangol [left shoulder] |
| 11 | kum [left neck] |
| 12 | sirong [left ear] |
| 13 | sir [left eye] |
| 14 | misol [nose] |
| 15 | dake sirmaki [right eye] |
| 16 | dake sirong maki [right ear] |
| 17 | dake kumki [right neck] |
| 18 | dake dangolki [right shoulder] |
| 19 | dake tiki [right bicep] |
| 20 | dake pasiki [right elbow] |
| 21 | dake petki [right low elbow] |
| 22 | dake bangupki [right wrist] |
| 23 | dake elki [right thumb] |
| 24 | dake laplaoki [right point finger] |
| 25 | dake wirki [right middle finger] |
| 26 | dake laoki [right ring finger] |
| 27 | top maki [right little finger] |
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Ngalum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngalum_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/szb
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