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Ordinal numerals
Basic ordinal numerals are all derived from the lexifier and they are suppletive.
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All ordinal numerals are suppletive
Example 32-48:
un/primer, dos/sgund, tres/terser
un/primer,
one/first
dos/sgund,
two/second
tres/terser
three/third
one/first, two/second, three/third
Portuguese:
um/primeiro, dois/segundo, três/terceiro
Example 32-49:
kuat/kuart, sink/kint, seis/sest
kuat/kuart,
four/fourth
sink/kint,
five/fifth
seis/sest
six/sixth
four/fourth, five/fifth, six/sixth
Portuguese:
quatro/quarto, cinco/quinto, seis/sexto
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Feature:
Ordinal numerals
Source:
Own knowledge
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