ten
→
mountain pass
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
---|---|---|
type | Polysemy | |
language | Telefol | |
lexeme | nágaal diim | |
meaning 1 | ten | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | pass / saddle ( between mountains) | |
reference | Healey & Healey 1977: 133 | |
comment | nágaal 'ten', nágal-kal 'ten' (at the shoulder), nágaal kún 'shoulder' |
The Telefol language's base-27 counting system is mapped onto the body by counting each of the following: the left pinky to the left thumb (1-5); the wrist, lower arm, elbow, upper arm, and shoulder (6-10); the side of the neck, ear, and left eye (11-13); the nose (14); and the right eye to the right pinky (15-27; as for 1-14 but mirrored and in reverse order). The Telefol idea of a very large number is kakkat=14*27=378.