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Alamblak
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Numeral Bases
Language:
Alamblak
Feature:
Numeral Bases
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Pure vigesimal
Examples
Sentence igt-1851:
yima hosfirpa t i wom yima r ho tir hos f
yima
person
hosfirpa
three
t
3sg.f
i
and
wom
another
yima
person
r
3sg.m
ho
gen
tir
hand
hos
two
f
3du
70 (i.e. 3 x 20 + 2 x 5)
Sentence igt-1852:
tir hos f i wura yoh t e wom wura t ho rpa t n
tir
hand
hos
two
f
3du
i
and
wura
foot
yoh
whole
t
3sg.f
e
and
wom
another
wura
foot
t
3sg.f
ho
gen
rpa
one
t
3sg.f
n
emph
16 (i.e. 2 x 5 + 5 + 1)
References
Bruce 1984
cite
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