[An-lang] Proto Oceanic for 60

[John & Marjo Brownie]

I'm working on a study of numerals in Mussau-Emira, and would like to
know the Proto Oceanic form for sixty. In the grammar sketch of Proto
Oceanic in The Oceanic Languages, it gives the tens as
"*rua-nga-puluq, *tolu-nga-puluq, etc." However, six, *onom, is the
only numeral which ends in a consonant. So, was sixty
*onom-nga-puluq, or is an epenthetic vowel inserted? The Mussau-Emira
reflex has an o inserted, but it's also inserted in six (nomo,
ghaonomo).

Thanks for any help,
John
--
John Brownie, john_brownie at sil.org or j-m.brownie at sil.org.pg
Summer Institute of Linguistics      | Mussau-Emira language, Mussau Is.
Ukarumpa, Eastern Highlands Province | New Ireland Province
Papua New Guinea                     | Papua New Guinea
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