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Oksapmin 27-body part count system https://culturecognition.com/new-page-3 Geoffrey Saxe
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Oksapmin 27-body part count system https://culturecognition.com/new-page-3 Geoffrey Saxe
The mind blowing number system of Oksapmin (language spoken in New Guinea)
The Oksapmin people of New Guinea have a base-27 counting system. The words for numbers are the words for the 27 body parts they use for counting, starting at the thumb of one hand, going up to the nose, then down the other side of the body to the pinky of the other hand, as shown in the drawing. 'One' is tip^na (thumb), 6 is dopa (wrist), 12 is nata (ear), 16 is tan-nata (ear on the other side), all the way to 27, or tan-h^th^ta (pinky on the other side).
LDC Australia & Oceania 3/7: Oksapmin
Linguistic Diversity Challenge Australia & Oceania
What is the language called in English and the language itself?
Oksapmin, Nalu
Where is the language spoken?
right in the heart of New Guinea:
How many people speak the language? Is it endangered?
It is spoken by approx. 8000 people (as of 1993); it might be endangered
"Oksapmin is the main language of communication in the Tekin Valley and is still the first language that the vast majority of children in the area learn. Tok Pisin and English are, however, becoming more prominent." (ELP)
Which language family does it belong to? What are some of its relative languages?
Trans New Guinea >> Nuclear Trans New Guinea >> Asmat-Awyu-Ok >> Awyu-Ok >> Ok-Oksapmin; its closest relatives are the members of the OK branch
What writing system does the language use?
traditionally unwritten, resources are in Latin alphabet
What kind of grammatical features does the language have? What is its typological profile?
SOV with prefixes and suffixes, obligatory evidential marking, complex (serial) verbs, and demonstratives which distinguish for elevation
What does the language sound like?
What do you personally find interesting about the language?
Its numeral system (body part system), its dyadic kinship system
(re)sources:
http://www.language-archives.org/language/opm
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/oksa1245
http://endangeredlanguages.com/lang/10678
https://wals.info/languoid/lect/wals_code_oks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oksapmin_language
https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/35153 (grammar)
Oksapmin Counting System, https://culturecognition.com/new-page-3, Geoffrey Saxe
The Fruit of the Spirit (OKSAPMIN: Bible NT)
The Fruit of the Spirit (OKSAPMIN: Bible NT)
OKSAPMIN: Bible NT
Galatians (Garesia) 5:22-23
22 Oh diradire er hat sapti da ohmura; Got orhe Yahsup oh dire mutuhdapat patim dam tit pokwi hapatmur. Dam tit pokwi ma hapat oh tit hanipnong bopor mar panggeipti da ohmur. Tit amamsi da hat pati da ohmur. Tit manap da tei ma pati da ohmur. Tit ahar dahapti da ohmur. Tit ihirnong panggeitpora daham panggeim yah da ma apripti da ohmur. Tit arpin…
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The Fruit of the Spirit (OKSAPMIN: Bible NT)
The Fruit of the Spirit (OKSAPMIN: Bible NT)
OKSAPMIN: Bible NT
Galatians (Garesia) 5:22-23
22 Oh diradire er hat sapti da ohmura; Got orhe Yahsup oh dire mutuhdapat patim dam tit pokwi hapatmur. Dam tit pokwi ma hapat oh tit hanipnong bopor mar panggeipti da ohmur. Tit amamsi da hat pati da ohmur. Tit manap da tei ma pati da ohmur. Tit ahar dahapti da ohmur. Tit ihirnong panggeitpora daham panggeim yah da ma apripti da ohmur. Tit arpin…
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The Armor of God (OKSAPMIN: Bible NT)
The Armor of God (OKSAPMIN: Bible NT)
OKSAPMIN: Bible NT
Ephesians (Epesas) 6:10-18
10 Gin meng timbas matinmat tit meng moh napotiprohmur. Gur Nuhur Hanipyah orhe wanohe kasip tapnong hat pati sa. Ihan orhe kasip moh nuhurnong isip nahat orhorwi ha napisashenoh dahatperhan ama kasip oh isip nahat orhorwi ha napisashenohmur.
11 Satan oh Hanip dirnong da naditeim er nahatinmat oh wanahat pat ohoh ihan ohe merwi naham er nahatiprarim…
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The Armor of God (OKSAPMIN: Bible NT)
The Armor of God (OKSAPMIN: Bible NT)
OKSAPMIN: Bible NT Ephesians (Epesas) 6:10-18 10 Gin meng timbas matinmat tit meng moh napotiprohmur. Gur Nuhur Hanipyah orhe wanohe kasip tapnong hat pati sa. Ihan orhe kasip moh nuhurnong isip nahat orhorwi ha napisashenoh dahatperhan ama kasip oh isip nahat orhorwi ha napisashenohmur. 11 Satan oh Hanip dirnong da naditeim er nahatinmat oh wanahat pat ohoh ihan ohe merwi naham er nahatiprarim…
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