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Numbers are replaced with Sino ones:
All counting numbers are replaced with Sino-Bantu numbers:


0-10, 100, 1000, 10000: len, iq, nyí, san, sí, ng'ò, lyuq, chiq, paq, kyù, ziq, pæq, chhen, ván
0-10, 100, 1000, 10000: len, iq, nyí, san, sí, ng'ò, lyuq, chiq, paq, kyù, ziq, pɛq, chhen, ván


Some native numbers lexicalize:
Native numerals can only be used attributively, and only survive for 1-5.
 
PB *-mòì → alone, only; *-bàdɪ́ → a pair

Latest revision as of 12:35, 20 May 2023

All counting numbers are replaced with Sino-Bantu numbers:

0-10, 100, 1000, 10000: len, iq, nyí, san, sí, ng'ò, lyuq, chiq, paq, kyù, ziq, pɛq, chhen, ván

Native numerals can only be used attributively, and only survive for 1-5.