How to count in Waris, a Trans-New-Guinea language spoken in Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea and Papua Province in Indonesia.
Note: there are two basic number words in Waris: mogo (1) and sambla (2). Traditionally they use mindnam (many) for numbers greater than 2.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | mogo, mogasal |
| 2 | sambla |
| 3 | samblamogo |
| 4 | samblasambla |
| 5 | samblasamblamogo |
| 6 | samblasamblesambla |
Source: https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Waris.htm
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