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The Mafulu: Mountain People of British New Guinea

by Robert W. Williamson

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Numerals

I. There are only two numerals: fida (ne), one, and gegeto, two. Gegeto is also used for a small number, and gegetom’inda, is little used for three. For more than three, gegeto, meaning “a few,” or tale(le), “many” is used.

II. There are no ordinals and the only distributive is fida fida, one by one.

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