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Value Numeral precedes noun
Language:
Korlai
Parameter:
Order of cardinal numeral and noun
References
Clements 1996
: 164
Examples
Tər u͂ mes ya fiko, doy mes ya fiko, trey mes fiko.
Tər
then
u͂
one
mes
month
ya
pst
fiko,
become.
pst
doy
two
mes
month
ya
pst
fiko,
become.
pst
trey
three
mes
month
fiko.
become.
pst
So, a month went by, two months passed, and three months passed.
See
Clements 1996
: 164-67
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