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Ordinal numerals
Cardinal numbers from 'two' upwards are derived by di fu + numeral.
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'First' is suppletive, all other numerals are synchronically derived from cardinal numerals
Example 2-76:
fosi
fosi
first
first
Source:
Wilner 2007
: 108
Example 2-77:
di
fu tu
di
that
fu
of
tu
two
second
Source:
Wilner 2007
: 108
Example 2-78:
di fu feifi
di
that
fu
of
feifi
five
fifth
Source:
Wilner 2007
: 108
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Language:
Sranan
Feature:
Ordinal numerals
Source:
Own knowledge
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