Problem:IOL/2007/i4/en

IOL 2007 Problem #4 Ndom
The squares of the numbers 1 to 10 are spelt out in the Ndom language, in arbitrary order:

(a) Determine which is which.

(b) Write this equality in numerals:

mer abo sas × meregh = tondor abo mer an thef abo meregh

(c) Write in numerals:

(d) Write out in Ndom: 58; 87.

⚠ The Ndom language belongs to the Trans-New Guinea family. It is spoken by about 1200 people on the isle of Kolopom (Pulau Kolepom, Pulau Kimaam or Pulau Dolok, formerly Frederick Hendrik Island) off the coast of the Indonesian half of New Guinea.

—Ivan Derzhanski