How to count in Alyawarr, a Pama-Nyungan language spoken mainly in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Note: Alyawarr only has numbers from 1-3, 4 means 'a few', 5 means 'many' and 6 means 'very many'.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | anyent [ʌˈɲəntʰ] |
| 2 | atherr [ʌ'tθəɾᵉ] |
| 3 | irrpety [iɾ'pitʃ] |
| 4 | irrpetyap [ir'pitʃʌp] |
| 5 | akngerr [ʌk'ŋəɾᵊ] |
| 6 | akngerr innga [ʌk'ŋə in'ŋʌ] |
Information about Alyawarr numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Alyawarr.htm
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