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* Others are created by adding ''te'' (and changing /ʃ/ to /s/) to the powers of ten (before stops) and the last single cardinal (or changing it to corresponding ordinal): ''coniste'' "3rd", ''toteste''' "100th", ''noteswaci'' "21st", ''conicototeste'vorwes(te)wausti'' "346", ''noricomopeste'noricototeste'notesnohi'' "2222th" | * Others are created by adding ''te'' (and changing /ʃ/ to /s/) to the powers of ten (before stops) and the last single cardinal (or changing it to corresponding ordinal): ''coniste'' "3rd", ''toteste''' "100th", ''noteswaci'' "21st", ''conicototeste'vorwes(te)wausti'' "346", ''noricomopeste'noricototeste'notesnohi'' "2222th" | ||
** With growing popularity, keeping /ʃ/ can be used to indicate that the number is ordinal: ''mopeshtoteshmawiste'' "1111th" instead of ''mopeste'toteste'mawiste'' | ** With growing popularity, keeping /ʃ/ can be used to indicate that the number is ordinal: ''mopeshtoteshmawiste'' "1111th" instead of ''mopeste'toteste'mawiste'' | ||
'''Fractions''' | |||
*''noti'' "one half", ''cotu'' "one third", ''tootu'' "one quarter", ''footu'' "one fifth", ''muutu'' "one sixth", | |||
*With others, ''tu'' is added to the cardinal number: ''metesh'' → ''meteshtu'' (one tenth) (sometimes the endings ''eshtu'' → ''essu'' and ''eshtivo'' → ''essivo'') | |||
*Larger parts are created with the ''co'' multiplier form (explained in the "Other numerals" section), stop and plural: ''norico'cotivo'' "two thirds", ''mabico'meteshtivo'' or ''mabimetessivo'' (seven tenths) | |||
*In case of declension: ''pati '''notir''' sinir'' (juice of half a lemon) | |||
Numerals always agree with their heads' case, and while cardinal numbers always preceed it, ordinal numbers are often placed after the head: | Numerals always agree with their heads' case, and while cardinal numbers always preceed it, ordinal numbers are often placed after the head: | ||
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*''esh'' ending numbers are declined according to neuter plural declension: ''gehii '''meter''' gör'' (the house of ten people) | *''esh'' ending numbers are declined according to neuter plural declension: ''gehii '''meter''' gör'' (the house of ten people) | ||
*''osh'' final ''mautosh'' and ''muuposh'' are as feminine gender in their forms: ''nal muupor jeelong'' (after six thousand years) | *''osh'' final ''mautosh'' and ''muuposh'' are as feminine gender in their forms: ''nal muupor jeelong'' (after six thousand years) | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||