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Example 61-31
Hayi buyisa mabili gane, buyisa lo
namba-tu
.
Hayi
neg
buy-is-a
bring-
caus
-
v
mabili
two
gane,
child
buy-isa
bring-
caus
lo
def
.
art
namba-tu.
number-two
Don't bring two children, bring the second (one).
Type:
unknown
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Ordinal numerals: 'First' is suppletive, all other numerals are synchronically derived from cardinal numerals
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