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Ordinal numerals
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'First' is suppletive, all other numerals are synchronically derived from cardinal numerals
Example 4-58:
Ne en fosi pikin?
Ne
foc
en
her
fosi
first
pikin?
child
Is it her first child?
Example 4-59:
a du fu tu pikin fu mi
a
det
.
sg
du
that
fu
for
tu
two
pikin
child
fu
poss
mi
me
my second child
Source:
Huttar and Huttar 1994
: 534
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nengee
by
Bettina Migge
cite
Language:
Nengee
Feature:
Ordinal numerals
Source:
Huttar and Huttar 1994
: 533
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