Datapoint Guinea-Bissau Kriyol/Ordinal numerals

The word for 'first' is only primeru. For all higer numbers, if the ordinal number is a modifier before a noun, it is suppletive like the Portuguese equivalent, e.g.desimu primeru alunu 'eleventh student' (Portuguese: décimo primeiro aluno).
However, if the ordinal number is not modifying a noun, the cardinal number is used after the preposition di 'of' e.g. ki alunu i di unzi 'that student is the eleventh'.

Values

All ordinal numerals are suppletive

Example 33-71:
un/purmedu; dus/sugundu; tris/tirseru; kuatru/kuartu; sinku/kintu etc.
un/purmedu;
one/first
dus/sugundu;
two/second
tris/tirseru;
three/third
kuatru/kuartu;
four/fourth
sinku/kintu
five/fifth
etc.
etc.
one/first; two/second; three/ third; four/fourth; five/fifth etc.
Portuguese: un/primeiro; dois/segundo; três/terceiro; quatro/quarto; cinco/quinto etc.
Example 33-72:
dus, sugundu, di dus
dus,
two
sugundu,
second
di
of
dus
two
two, second, second
Portuguese: dois, segundo, segundo
Confidence:
Very certain