| 4.10.1 Cardinal numerals |
| The Yerava cardinal numerals and their base forms are given below. |
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| onju |
‘one’ |
ondu, oru |
| ira:ndu |
‘two’ |
iru |
| mu:nju |
‘three’ |
nu, mu:, mun |
| na:lu |
‘four’ |
na:, na:n |
| anju |
‘five’ |
aym, ay |
| a:ru |
‘six’ |
aru |
| e:yu |
‘seven’ |
elu |
| ettu |
‘eight’ |
em |
| oymbadu |
‘nine’ |
torn, ombe |
| pattu |
‘ten’ |
pan, pad, pand |
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| The other four numerals of the higher order are |
| nu:ru |
‘hundred’ |
| a:yira |
‘thousand’ |
| lacca |
‘lakh’ |
ko: i |
‘crore’ |
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| Formation of numerals of higher order |
The numerals from 11 to 18 are formed as follows. The rals for 11 and 12 are formed by adding one of the base forms of the cardinal 1 and 2 to one of the base forms of the cardinal 10. The numerals for 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 are formed by adding the cardinal for 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to one of the forms of the cardinal of 10. In both the cases they are linked by -in. |
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