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The adverb ke:p meaning ‘time’ when added to the numerals, expresses the sense of ‘once, twice, thrice’, etc.
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ondke:p |
‘once, one time’ |
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ren ke:pk |
‘twice, two times’ |
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mu:n ke:pk |
‘three, three times’ |
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na:lu ke:pk |
‘four times’, etc. |
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The final -k of the form ke:pk occurring with the numerals could be connected to non-masculine plural suffix -k.
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The emphatic particle -e: plus the verbal participle form a:si: of the auxiliary verb a:y ‘to become’ when added to the numeral ond ‘one’ expresses the idea of togetherness.
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ma: ond-e:-a:si: mantorom
we one-emphatic-having become live
‘we live together’
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wo:r ond-e: -a:si pa:a: o:ttur
they one-emphatic-having become song carried
‘they sung together’
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