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Example 19-62
tu; nɔmbà-tu
tu;
two
nɔmbà-tu
number.
cpd
-two
two; second
Comment:
Ordinal numerals higher than 'one' are formed by means of compounding, although there is also a suppletive form for 'second'. CPD stands for deleted high tone in ComPounD.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Datapoints:
Ordinal numerals: 'First' is suppletive, all other numerals are synchronically derived from cardinal numerals
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