Contionary:mbula
Chlouvānem
Etymology
From Proto-Lahob *məbuŋo (eight), only found elsewhere in the Nayzehenyn branch: cognates include Yełeshian Lawo gbum̃o, Shershan Lawo gbum̃a, Nahawi kpuža.
Pronunciation
Numeral
mbula (cardinal numeral; ordinal mbulende, collective mbulatām, distributive mbulhaicē, multiplicative mbularvīm, fractionary mbulendvāṭ)
- eight
- dvārma mbulą phēcęs virā.
- In the room there are eight cats.
- dvārma mbulą phēcęs virā.
Inflection
| Numeral, a-paradigm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Plural | ||
| Direct Vocative |
mbula | ||
| Accusative | mbulu | ||
| Ergative | mbules | ||
| Genitive | mbuli | ||
| Translative | mbulan | ||
| Exessive | mbulat | ||
| Essive | mbulą | ||
| Dative | mbulå | ||
| Ablative | mbulų | ||
| Locative | mbule | ||
| Instrumental | mbulap | ||
Usage notes
Derived terms
- mbulas (eight (reified numeral))