| (literal
meaning - share one into four parts) |
|
| (literally,
share one into two) |
|
tįkpļd¨ktagum
|
‘three fourth’
|
|
|
(tąki
+ įpļ + dė + įk
+ tąki + įum) |
| (share
+ four + the + one + share + three) |
| (share
one into four (and) take three) |
| There
is another way of expresing the fractions. |
tągńik
|
‘half’
|
(tįki + įnńik)
|
|
tągumk
|
‘one third’
|
(tąki + įum + įk)
|
|
|
(share three one)
|
|
tąkpļk
|
‘one fourth’
|
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|
‘one fifth’
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|
(share five one)
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| For expressing
a whole number and a part of it, the words compound. |
|
eg. :
|
įklatąkek
|
‘one and a half’
|
|
|
| (įk
+ la + tąki + įk)
|
| one
and share one |
|
|
‘one and one fourth’
|
|
|
‘one and three fifth’
|
|
|
| (įnńi
+ tąki + įN
+ dė + tąki + įum + įk)
|
| two
share five the share three
one |
| 2.3.4.1
Non-fractional : |
| These
denote position in a numerical series and are obtained by adding the
suffix /-nanė/ to the cardinal numerals. Ordinal for one takes only
/-nė/ as suffix, but subsequent ordinals are formed by suffix the
whole suffix. |
| Examples
- |
įk nė
|
‘first’
|
|
įumnanė
|
‘third’
|
|
įppļnanė
|
‘fourth’
|
|
|
| However,
in Majuli area, an alternative form /-p¨@nė/
is also used to form ordinals. |
| Examples
- |
įkp nė
|
‘first’
|
|
|
‘fifth’
|
|
|
| All the
adjectivals are adjectives of quality. |
| 2.4
Comparison |
| There
are three degrees of comparison: (a) positive (b) comparative (c)
superlative |
| 2.4.1.
Positive is not overtly marked. |
| 2.4.2.
Comparative is expressed by adding the comparative suffix /-ya/ to
the adjective and the comparative particle /pėnam/ to the sentence. |
| Example
- |
|
pos -
|
kumdė
|
bttanė
|
k
|
|
|
|
|
house art
|
big
|
one
|
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|
a big house
|
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kke
|
kumale
|
nkke
|
kum
dėm
|
pėnam
|
|
|
my
|
house
|
your
|
house acc.
|
than
|
|
|
btteyadąk
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
big comp. is
|
|
|
|
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| My house
is bigger than your house. |
| (Incidentally
the compared noun is in the accusative case). |
kke
|
nėdė
|
nkke
|
nėdė
|
lkke
|
kąkanė
|
dak
|
|
my
|
wife
|
your
|
wife
|
comp.
|
beautiful
|
is
|
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