Enggano language vitality

[Richard Parker]

I'm not able to help your question very much, but I'm very interested in Enggano because it is one of the only two Western MP languages I can get info for (Ilongot, thriving in Luzon, is the other) that still maintains a very 'primitive' numbering system.
   
  I assume all the others in that area were swamped by Bajau/Orang Laut/Sri Vijaya trader numbering systems during the last 2 millenia.
   
  East of that area, such 'primitive' numbering systems are the rule, not the exception (except in Polynesia) see: http://zompist.com/anes.htm#malayo
   
  I'm no linguist, but a rank amateur trying to assemble this 'number systems & names' information, and analyse it to see if I can dredge up some useful ideas about Austronesian movements and settlements
   
  I would very much welcome help from anyone on this list who could advise me
   
  [Trivia certainly - but the (related?) language of Nias was the basis of the language used in the original 'King Kong' movie - see:
  http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002751.html )
   
  regards
   
  Richard Parker
Siargao Island, The Philippines. 
  My website at www.coconutstudio.com is about the island and its people,  coastal early humans, fishing, coconuts, bananas and whatever took my fancy at the time.
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