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==Numerals==

Different numerals are declined differently:

*Cardinal numerals one and two (and those ending in "1" or "2") are declined as adjectives.

*Cardinal numerals one and two, and those ending in "1" or "2", are declined as adjectives. The noun is singular (and agrees in case) for numbers ending in ''ahod'', and the noun is dual for numbers ending in ''fla''.

*All other numerals are declined as nouns and require the noun they modify to be in the genitive ~~case~~.

*All other numerals are declined as nouns and require the noun they modify to be in the genitive plural.

**Cardinals that end in ''šolaf'' (3) through ''cés'' (9) or in ''hošor'' (10-19) are declined like feminine singular nouns in adnominal position (''Jef šolafa ęsáje'' 'There are three people') and like masculine singular nouns in nominal position (''Jef šolaf'' 'There are three').

**Cardinals that end in ''qošory'' (20), ''šolafy'' (30), ..., ''césy'' (90) are declined as masculine plural nouns.

**''Meja'' (100) and ''olop'' (1000) are declined as masculine nouns.

Examples:

*''mejota sonáci'' '200 years'

*''mejota ahda sona'' '201 years'

*''mejota fla sonota'' '202 years'

*''mejota šolafa sonáci'' '203 years'

One may also find calques from Arabic:

*''Olop lěláci v lěl'' 'One thousand and one nights' (Arabic ''ˀalfu laylatin wa-laylatun'').

Since {{PAGENAME}} has singular and dual forms, modifying numerals one and two are not needed; thus ''Nǫšú voldě v bęto'' 'I have two sons and a daughter' is just as correct as ''Nǫšú flě voldě v ahdoto bęto''.

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 ==Numerals==
 Different numerals are declined differently:
-*Cardinal numerals one and two (and those ending in "1" or "2") are declined as adjectives.
+*Cardinal numerals one and two, and those ending in "1" or "2", are declined as adjectives. The noun is singular (and agrees in case) for numbers ending in ''ahod'', and the noun is dual for numbers ending in ''fla''.
-*All other numerals are declined as nouns and require the noun they modify to be in the genitive case.
+*All other numerals are declined as nouns and require the noun they modify to be in the genitive plural.
 **Cardinals that end in ''šolaf'' (3) through ''cés'' (9) or in ''hošor'' (10-19) are declined like feminine singular nouns in adnominal position (''Jef šolafa ęsáje'' 'There are three people') and like masculine singular nouns in nominal position (''Jef šolaf'' 'There are three').
 **Cardinals that end in ''qošory'' (20), ''šolafy'' (30), ..., ''césy'' (90) are declined as masculine plural nouns.
 **''Meja'' (100) and ''olop'' (1000) are declined as masculine nouns.
+Examples:
+*''mejota sonáci'' '200 years'
+*''mejota ahda sona'' '201 years'
+*''mejota fla sonota'' '202 years'
+*''mejota šolafa sonáci'' '203 years'
+One may also find calques from Arabic:
+*''Olop lěláci v lěl'' 'One thousand and one nights' (Arabic ''ˀalf<sup>u</sup> layla<sup>tin</sup> wa-layla<sup>tun</sup>'').
 Since {{PAGENAME}} has singular and dual forms, modifying numerals one and two are not needed; thus ''Nǫšú voldě v bęto'' 'I have two sons and a daughter' is just as correct as ''Nǫšú flě voldě v ahdoto bęto''.