Value ‘First’, ‘second’, or more are suppletive, the others are synchronically derived from cardinal numerals

Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Parameter:
Ordinal numerals
References
Balaz 1998

Examples

  1. faɪ taims vs. da fif taim
    faɪ
    five
    taim-s
    times
    vs.
    vs.
    da
    the
    fif
    fifth
    taim
    time
    five times vs. the fifth time
  2. naɪn taims vs. da naɪnt wan
    naɪn taim-s vs. da naɪn-t wan
    nine time-pl the nine-ord one
    nine times vs. the ninth one
  3. wan hæn
    wan
    one
    hæn
    hand
    one hand
  4. da fə˞s taɪm aɪ du ɔm
    da
    art
    fə˞s
    first
    taɪm
    time
    aɪ
    1sg
    du
    do
    ɔm
    it
    the first time I did it
  5. da sɛkɛn bɹaɾa
    da
    art
    sɛkɛn
    second
    bɹaɾa
    brother
    the second brother

    See Velupillai 2003: 101

  6. tu kɹeizi damis
    tu
    two
    kɹeizi
    crazy
    damis
    dummies
    two crazy dummies

    See Balaz 1998