How to count in Binumarien (Afaqinna ufa), a Kainantu language spoken in Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | modaa |
| 2 | qaaraq-anda |
| 3 | qaara-mo |
| 4 | qaara faqa qaara faqa |
| 5 | modaa-nnai qi-sauku |
| 6 | dinni ani modaa marase |
| 7 | dinni ani qaaraqanda marase |
| 8 | dinni ani qaara faqa modaa faqa |
| 9 | dinni ani qaara faqa qaara faqa |
| 10 | qi-sauku qara taikase |
| 11 | qi-ku-nni oqu modaa marase |
| 12 | qi-ku-nni oqu qaara marase |
| 13 | qi-ku-nni oqu qaara faqa modaa faqa |
| 14 | ai-ku-nni oqu qaara faqa qaara faqa |
| 15 | dinni qi-ku taikase |
| 16 | dinni taikase dinni onu modaa marase |
| 17 | dinni taikase dinni onu qaara marase |
| 18 | dinni taikase dinni onu qaara faqa modaa faqa |
| 19 | dinni taikase dinni onu qaara faqa qaara faqa |
| 20 | modaa fasiqa |
| 30 | modaa fasiqa aikuqasauku taikase mo fasiqa asakuqara |
Information about Binumarien numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Binumarien.htm
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/31230
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