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(literal meaning - share one into four parts)

tąkek
‘half’

(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’
k
‘one fifth’
(tąki + į + įk)
(share five one)

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

įklatąkpļdkįk
‘one and one fourth’
įnńitądtągumk
‘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
‘first’
įumnanė
‘third’
įppļnanė
‘fourth’

However, in Majuli area, an alternative form /-p¨@nė/ is also used to form ordinals.
Examples -

įkp
‘first’
įp
‘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
a big house
kke
kumale
nkke
kum dėm
pėnam
my
house
your
house acc.
than
btteyadąk
big comp. is

My house is bigger than your house.
(Incidentally the compared noun is in the accusative case).

kke
nkke
lkke
kanė
dak
my
wife
your
wife
comp.
beautiful
is

 

 

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