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Ordinal numerals
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Cardinal and ordinal numerals are identical except for ‘one’ and ‘first’
Example 38-59:
Se sa pimelu dyia [...]
Se
and
sa
be
pimelu
first
dyia
day
[...]
[...]
And it was the first day [...]
Example 38-60:
batelu tesyi
batelu
canoe
tesyi
three
three canoes OR: the third canoe
Example 38-61:
úña
úña
one
one
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
cite
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Feature:
Ordinal numerals
Source:
Own fieldwork
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