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Order of cardinal numeral and noun
Numerals can modify both nouns and pronouns, as Example 15 illustrates.
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Numeral precedes noun
Example 24-14:
For gehl u deya.
For
four
gehl
woman
u
over
deya.
there
Four women are over there.
Example 24-15:
Siks yorlyi el fet iin ya.
Siks
six
yorlyi
2pauc
/
pl
el
can/able
fet
fit
iin
in
ya.
here
Six of you can fit in here.
Source:
Buffett et al. 1988
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Norf'k
by
Peter Mühlhäusler
cite
Language:
Norf'k
Feature:
Order of cardinal numeral and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
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