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Cardinal numbers come before nouns in the unmarked form. If there is no unmarked form, the plural is used if it ends in ''-eeya'', ''-ooya'', or ''-oowa''. Otherwise, the singulative is used. | Cardinal numbers come before nouns in the unmarked form. If there is no unmarked form, the plural is used if it ends in ''-eeya'', ''-ooya'', or ''-oowa''. Otherwise, the singulative is used. | ||
:e.g. ''lammá nama'' "two people" (NOT ''*lammá namoota''); ''shan cadeeya'' "five toothbrushes" (NOT ''*shan cadeeti''); ''afar afka'' "four mouths/languages" (NOT ''*afar afaani'') | :e.g. ''lammá nama'' "two people" (NOT ''*lammá namoota''); ''shan cadeeya'' "five toothbrushes" (NOT ''*shan cadeeti''); ''afar afka'' "four mouths/languages" (NOT ''*afar afaani'') | ||
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Numbers also have a singulative form used to refer to a group consisting of that many members, with a corresponding collective - e.g. ''lammeeti'' "pair; couple"; ''lammeeya'' "pairs; couples". To refer to a single member from a group, a double singulative can be used - e.g. ''lammeeticha/lammeetitti'' "member of a pair/couple". The table below only shows the collective forms; the singulatives are formed regularly.--> | |||
Numbers also have a | Numbers also have a collective form used to refer to a set - e.g. ''lammeeya'' "pair; couple". A singulative can be derived to refer to a single member from a set - e.g. ''lammeesha/lammeeti'' "member of a pair/couple". | ||
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|+ Qino cardinal numbers | |+ Qino cardinal numbers | ||