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Telefol
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionSandaun Province, Telefomin District
EthnicityTelefol people
Native speakers
(5,400 cited 1994)[1]
Language family
Trans–New Guinea
  • Central & South New Guinea ?
    • Ok
      • Mountain
        • Telefol
Language codes
ISO 639-3tlf
Glottologtele1256
ELPTelefol
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Telefol is a language spoken by the Telefol people in Papua New Guinea, notable for possessing a base-27 numeral system.

  1. ^ Telefol at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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influenced by the Mountain Ok languages (the name "Oksapmin" is from Telefol), and the similarities with those languages were attributed to borrowing in...

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Ok languages. Related terms are found in Oksapmin, Mian, and Telefol. Urapmin language Tifal at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Urap...

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Elementary arithmetic

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numeral system, is used in logical circuits and computers. And the Telefol language is known for possessing a base 27 numeral. Regardless of the numeral...

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Positional notation

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referred to as quinquavigesimal. It is found in many languages of the Sudan region. The Telefol language, spoken in Papua New Guinea, is notable for possessing...

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the case. Although the Urapmin view the Tifal language as being closer to Urap than the Telefol language is, and an early account claimed that the Urapmin...

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Mountain Ok people

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peoples, though multiple distinct peoples, shared a ritual system. The Telefol were acknowledged by the Min as being at the highest level of sacred knowledge...

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Wahgi language

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in the Apali, Kalam, Kâte, Selepet, Binandere, Katei, Kiwai, Telefol, and Asmat languages. Middle Wahgi distinguishes 14 color terms (from Evelyn Ramsey...

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Madang languages

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The Madang or Madang–Adelbert Range languages are a language family of Papua New Guinea. They were classified as a branch of Trans–New Guinea by Stephen...

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Earless water rat

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captured by Telefol hunters when river levels are low. It is called kwypep by the Kalam tribe (Madang Province), possibly ogoyam in the Telefol language (in Sandaun...

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TLF or TlF may refer to: TLF (band), French rap band Telefol language, a Papua New Guinean language Timing Library Format, a type of text file Trésor de...

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Telefomin Rural LLG

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Okbilavip 23. Siliambil 24. Fumenavip 25. Wabia 26. Freda Base Telefol language Telefol people "Census Figures by Wards – Momase Region". www.nso.gov.pg...

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