However, some native
speakers do not repeat the full form of cardinal numeral
to form distributives but repeat only the final syllable
of the cardinal numeral as shown in case of ‘one each’,
‘two each’ and ‘three each’ etc.
Examples
mò
four each
mòò
five each
trók
rók
six each
tíyì
í
seven each
tzà
zà
eight each
tkùkù
nine each
trò
ten each
3.11.4.
Fractionals :
Following
are the fractional in Lotha.
1. pà
one pav
2. chsò
half
3.
ech
mlò
ch
quarter
4. ch
mótsàsì
ch
one in a quarter
5. mlò
ch
one fourth
6. mótsàsì
mlò
ch
one and one fourth
7. nìsì
mlò
ch
two and one fourth
In order to denote
doubling of the numerals like twice, thrice etc. following
forms are used. These forms are obtained by prefixing yáncò
to the basic cardinal numerals.
Examples
1. yáncò nì
twice
2. yáncò thm
thrice
3. yáncò m
four time
4. yáncò mò
five times
5. yáncò tirók
six times
6. yáncò tíyì
seven times
7. yáncò tzà
eight times
8. yáncò tkù
nine times
9. yáncò tárò
ten times
3.13. Adjective : General remarks :
An
adjective is a word which qualified a noun. In Lotha, adjective
follows the noun.
Examples
pnóy
mhm
good teacher
teacher good
If a quantifier or number marker is added, it will be
added to the adjective and not to the noun,
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ò
rók
kù
rò
m
