How to count in Warlpiri, a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in the Northern Territory of Australia. Apparently older Warlpiri speakers don’t use numbers, apart from jinta (one), and bajan (many).
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | jinta [ˈc͡ɕinda], tinta, kuju, yangarlu [ˈja.ŋa.ɭu] |
| 2 | jirrama [ˈc͡ɕirɐma], tjirrama |
| 3 | jirrama-jinta [ˈc͡ɕirɐmɐˌc͡ɕinda], marnkurrpa [ˈmaɳ.kur.pa], wirkatu |
| 4 | jirramakari-jirramakari [ˈcirɐmɐkɐɻiˌcirɐmɐkɐɻi], mirdi [ˈmɪʈi], murntu [ˈmʊɳɖu] |
| 5 | rdaka [ˈɻ͡ɾɐka] |
| 6 | jilkarla [ˈc͡ɕilɡɐɭa], marnkurrpakari-marnkurrpakari [ˈmaɳ.kur.pa.ka.ɻiˌmaɳ.kur.pa.ka.ɻi] |
| 7 | wirlki [ˈwɪɭ.ɡi] |
| 8 | paniya-jarra [ˈpɐnijɐˌc͡ɕɐra] |
| 9 | jarukutu [ˈc͡ɕɐ.ɻʊˌkʊ.tu], kartaku [ˈkɐ.ʈɐ.ku], narntirnki [ˈnɐɳɖɪɳki] |
| 10 | karlarla [ˈkɐ.ɭɐ.ɭa], kartaku [ˈkɐ.ʈɐ.ku] |
Hear some numbers in Warlpiri:
Information about counting in Warlpiri
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Warlpiri_numerals
https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/02/01/explainer--how-does-the-aboriginal-numeric-system-work-.html
Information about Warlpiri | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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