Contionary:dani
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Chlouvānem
Etymology
From Proto-Lahob *doni (two). Cognates include Łohofál doy, Yełeshian Lawo dun, Shershan Lawo dōn, Łaȟoḇaror don.
Pronunciation
(Chlouvānem) IPA: [däni]
Numeral
dani (cardinal numeral; ordinal hælinaika, collective daniatām, distributive danihaicē, adverbial māgdani, multiplicative danirvīm, fractionary hælinaivāṭ)
- two
- emibe phēcam mæn eṇē ānotē, dani ni švotāhai.
- One cat is lying on the table; two [other cats] lie under [it].
- emibe phēcam mæn eṇē ānotē, dani ni švotāhai.
Inflection
| Numeral, dual paradigm | |
|---|---|
| Case | Dual |
| Direct Vocative |
dani |
| Accusative | daneṣa |
| Ergative | daneya |
| Genitive | dañva |
| Translative | danaus |
| Exessive | danebhan |
| Essive | danīgin |
| Dative | danaus |
| Ablative | danebhan |
| Locative | danīgin |
| Instrumental | danebhan |
Usage notes
The word dani may be followed by either a singular noun or a dual noun; the dual noun alone may replace dani completely, though the dani + dual form is used for emphasis.
It is one of only two Chlouvānem words (the other one being its following numeral, pāmvi) to have the genitive form identical to the direct.