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===Numbers=== | ===Numbers=== | ||
In the below table, like the rest of this article, animacy concord is used (with 9/10 for inanimate). Class 7/8 forms are also given in order to demonstrate the effects of sandhi, particularly in the forms for "two". | In the below table, like the rest of this article, animacy concord is used (with 9/10 for inanimate). Class 7/8 forms are also given in order to demonstrate the effects of sandhi, particularly in the forms for "two". Note that 10 and higher numbers do not take concord prefixes. | ||
Ordinal numbers are formed with the relativizing particle ''a-'' and therefore are actually possessives. For example, ''amú'' "first" literally means "of one". | Ordinal numbers are formed with the relativizing particle ''a-'' and therefore are actually possessives. For example, ''amú'' "first" literally means "of one". | ||
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| ቁም qùm || ቁም qum | | ቁም qùm || colspan="4" | ቁም qum || አቁም aqum || የቁም yäqum || ቁም waqum | ||
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