Datapoint San Andres Creole English/Ordinal numerals

Ordinal numerals different from cardinals exist up to ‘the fifth’. Neks is frequently used for ‘the second; the other’. The other ordinal numbers are identical to the cardinal numbers or are derived by nomba 'number'.

Values

‘First’, ‘second’, or more are suppletive, the others are synchronically derived from cardinal numerals Frequency: 50.0%

Example 10-78:
Ihn da di tord porson we kom an aks disya kweshon.
Ihn
3sg
da
foc
di
art.def
tord
third
porson
person
we
rel
kom
come
an
and
aks
ask
dis-ya
dem-emph
kweshon.
question
He is the third person who comes and asks this very question.

Source: Bartens 2003: 64

Example 10-81:
di kyandidiet nomba sebn
di
art.def
kyandidiet
candidate
nomba
number
sebn
seven
the seventh candidate
Confidence:
Very certain

Other solutions Frequency: 50.0%

Example 10-78:
Ihn da di tord porson we kom an aks disya kweshon.
Ihn
3sg
da
foc
di
art.def
tord
third
porson
person
we
rel
kom
come
an
and
aks
ask
dis-ya
dem-emph
kweshon.
question
He is the third person who comes and asks this very question.

Source: Bartens 2003: 64

Example 10-79:
di sebn naaty gyal
di
art.def
sebn
seven
naaty
naughty
gyal
girls
the seven naughty girls
Example 10-80:
iet gried
iet
eight
gried
grade
eighth grade
Confidence:
Very certain