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===Numbers=== | ===Numbers=== | ||
Language contact with Minhast has drastically changed the original Vadi number system. Of the original cardinal numbers, only the numbers for the three through nine retained their original forms; the numbers one, two, and ten are whole-scale borrowings from Minhast. The original ordinal numbers were better preserved, with only the ordinals for eight and ten replaced by Minhast-derived numerals. From eleven through nineteen for both cardinals and ordinals, a hybrid Minhast-Vadi system evolved. For | Language contact with Minhast has drastically changed the original Vadi number system. Of the original cardinal numbers, only the numbers for the three through nine retained their original forms; the numbers one, two, and ten are whole-scale borrowings from Minhast. The original ordinal numbers were better preserved, with only the ordinals for eight and ten replaced by Minhast-derived numerals. From eleven through nineteen for both cardinals and ordinals, a hybrid Minhast-Vadi system evolved. For some numbers, ''tazem'' became truncated to a prefix ''taz''- joined to the unit number and triggers various sandhi processes. | ||
The Vadi system was originally a base-ten system, as can be seen from numbers 1-20. Numbers beyond twenty have been replaced by the [[Minhast#Cardinals_and_Ordinals | Minhast system ]] in its entirety; it transformed into a base-20 system, and the original Minhast phonemes, such as /x/, have also been preserved. | The Vadi system was originally a base-ten system, as can be seen from numbers 1-20. Numbers beyond twenty have been replaced by the [[Minhast#Cardinals_and_Ordinals | Minhast system ]] in its entirety; it transformed into a base-20 system, and the original Minhast phonemes, such as /x/, have also been preserved. | ||
One important observation about the Vadi number system bears mentioning. Vadi numbers are ''never'' used with Minhast measurements involving currency, distance or other officially recognized legal units. | |||
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| šūmi | | šūmi | ||
| anúri / annyú:ri | | anúri / annyú:ri | ||
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! Two | ! Two | ||
| šānī | | šānī | ||
| velá | | velá | ||
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! Three | ! Three | ||
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| valí / vaɫɫi | | valí / vaɫɫi | ||
| valíya / vaɫ | | valíya / vaɫ | ||
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! Five | ! Five | ||
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| θera | | θera | ||
| θera / θeɫ | | θera / θeɫ | ||
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! Seven | ! Seven | ||