Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Ordinal numerals

Both Value 3 and Value 6 apply. There is a small set of non-derived ordinal numbers: fe̱st ‘first’, se̱kon ‘second’, and te̱d ‘third’, but any cardinal number can be preceded by no̱mba ‘number’ to form the corresponding ordinal number: no̱mba wo̱n ‘first’, etc.

Values

All ordinal numerals are synchronically derived from cardinal numerals Frequency: 50.0%

Example 17-56:
no̱mba wo̱n, no̱mba tu, no̱mba tre
no̱mba
number
wo̱n,
one
no̱mba
number
tu,
two
no̱mba
number
tre
three
first, second, third

Source: Faraclas 1996: 232

Confidence:
Very certain

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

Example 17-55:
fe̱st, se̱ko̱n, te̱d
fe̱st,
first
se̱ko̱n,
second
te̱d
third
first, second, third

Source: Faraclas 1996: 232

Confidence:
Very certain