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===Reified numerals=== | ===Reified numerals=== | ||
Reified numerals, or numerals used as nouns, have a special form, which is actually the numeral with the common noun-forming suffix ''-as'' added (with regular saṃdhi). These numerals are used for: | Reified numerals, or numerals used as nouns, have a special form, which is actually the numeral with the common noun-forming suffix ''-as'' added (with regular saṃdhi). These numerals are used most notably for: | ||
* In order to refer to the digit themselves (''danyas'' "the digit 2"); | * In order to refer to the digit themselves (''danyas'' "the digit 2"); | ||
* Things named with numbers (''tulūɂās'' "[tram/bus/etc] number 6"); | * Things named with numbers (''tulūɂās'' "[tram/bus/etc] number 6"); | ||