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Datapoint Early Sranan/Ordinal numerals

With pronominal ordinal numerals other than fosiwan 'first', one option is di fu ..., the other is disi fu meki ....

Example 1-94:: na fossi kakka-kreh; na tu kakka-kreh; na dri kakka-kreh
na
at
fosi
first
kaka-krei;
rooster-cry
na
at
tu
two/second
kaka-krei;
rooster-cry
na
at
dri
three/third
kaka-krei
rooster-cry
at the first rooster crow; at the second rooster crow; at the third rooster crow
German: beym ersten, zweiten, dritten Hanengeschrey [op.cit.]

Source: Schumann 1783: 77-78
Example 1-95:: Na wan a ben gi feifi Talent, na da tarrawan tu, na di vo dri a gi wan, no morro.
Na
to
wan
one
a
3sg.sbj
ben
pst
gi
give
feifi
five
talent,
talent
na
to
da
the
tarawan
other.one
tu,
two
na
to
di
this
fu
of
dri
three
a
3sg.sbj
gi
give
wan,
one
no
neg
moro.
more
To one he gave five talents, to the other one two, to the third one he gave one, no more.

Source: Schumann 1781: 239
Example 1-96:: fossi deh worko; tu deh worko
fosi
first
de
day
wroko;
work
tu
two/second
de
day
wroko
work
Monday (lit. first working day), Tuesday (lit. second working day)
German: Montag, Dienstag [op.cit.]

Source: Schumann 1783: 28
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.]

Source: Weygandt 1798: 10