Download Sema Book --Select Grammar Book-- ABJUHMARIA Grammar ANGAMI Grammar AO Grammar APATANI Grammar BHUMIJ Grammar BROKSKAT GOJRI Grammar HMAR Grammar KARBI Grammar KOKBOROK Grammar KUVI Grammar LOTHA Grammar MAO NAGA Grammar MISH Grammar MISING Grammar MUNDARI Grammar NAGA PIDGIN Grammar PURKI Grammar SEMA Grammar Theory of Binding Grammar URALI Grammar A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA   16 D + P + B + A akhčnocFé kini `hundred and twelve’ 17 D + P + C + A akhčnomuku kini `hundred and twentytwo’ 18 D + P + B x A + A akhčno lhobdģ kini `hundred and forty two’ 19 D x A + P + A akhčkinino lakhģ `two hundred and one’ 20 D x A + P + B akhčkini no cFé `two hundred and ten’ 21 D x A + P + C akhč kinino muku `two hundred and twenty’ 22 D x A + P + B x A akhč kinino lhobdģ `two hundred and forty’ 23 D x A + P + B + A akhč kinino cFé kini `two hundred and twelve’ 24 D x A + P + C + A akhč kinino muku kini `two hundred and twenty two’ 25 D x A + P + B x A +A akhč kinino lhobdģ kini `two hundred and forty two’ 26 D x B + (A) + P+A khčtonhe (lakhģ) no lakhģ `one thousand and one’ 27 D x B + A + P + B khčtonhe lakhģ no cöFé `one thousand and ten’ 28 D x B x A + P + C khčtonhe khģno muku `one thousand and twenty’ 29 D x B x A + P + B x A khčtonhe lakhģno lhobdģ `one thousand and forty’ 30 D x B x A + P x B + A khčtonhe lakhģno cFé kini `one thousand and twelve’ 31 D x B x A + P + C + A khčtonhe lakhģno muku kini `one thousand and twenty two’ 32 D x B x A + P + B +A + A khčtonhelakhģno lhobdģ kini `one thousand and forty two’ 33 D x B x A + D + P + A khčtonhe lakhģ akhč lhobdģ kini `one thousand and one hundred and forty two’ (b) 1       D x B x A + P + D khčtonhe lakhģ no akhč `one thousand and one hundred’   2       D x B + A + P + D x A khčtonhe lakhģ no akhé kini `one thousand and two hundred’ 3.2.3.3. Ordinals The ordinal numerals can be obtained by suffixing the ordinal marker/ */ to the cardinal vowel concerned. However in all such instances, the pronominal prefix /a/ would be prefixed to the numeral concerned, as in : lakhģ `one’ atiFś `first’ kini `two’ akiniś `second’ kth `three’ akthś `third’ bidģ `four’ abidģś `fourth’ cFé `ten’ acFčś `tenth’ akhč `one hundred' akhčś `one hundredth’ etc. 3.2.3.4. Fraction Ordinarily fractions are not made use of by this community. The word for `half’ taxa is the only fraction available in this language. When this fraction co-occurs with a full number, it is post-posed to the full number, as in : lakhģ taxa `one and a half’ One could express the other fractions in a circuitous manner, for instance, saze bidģlo saze lakhģ `one quarter’ (lit. share four in share one) 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 and a compound fraction would be: kth saze bidģ lo saze lakhģ `one and a quarter’ kth saze bidģ lo saze kģth `one and a three quarter’ etc. Any fraction whether of a simple one or of a compound one could be expressed in this manner. 3.2.3.5. Positional variants of the numerals 1. The numeral lakhģ `one’ has four allomorphs. These are (i) tF occurring before the ordinal marker     Previous   |   Next Top

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