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Example 1-97
Da fosiewan; Diesiefoemekie toe; Diesie foe mekie drie; Diesie foe mekie twentie
da
det
.
sg
fosiwan;
first.one
disi
dem
fu
to
meki
make
tu;
two
disi
dem
fu
to
meki
make
tri;
three
disi
dem
fu
to
meki
make
twenti
twenty
the first one; the second one; the third one; the twentieth one
Dutch:
de eerste; de tweede; de derde; de twintigste [op.cit.]
Comment:
With pronominal ordinal numerals other than
fosiwan
'first one', one option is
disi fu meki.
Type:
written
Source:
Weygandt 1798
: 10
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Ordinal numerals: Cardinal and ordinal numerals are identical except for ‘one’ and ‘first’
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