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* 9:40 – ''luwá tírisyésy lasyam'' "two thirds of [hour] ten" | * 9:40 – ''luwá tírisyésy lasyam'' "two thirds of [hour] ten" | ||
* 9:45 – ''tisyar pitórisyésy lasyam'' "three quarters of [hour] ten"; often contracted in speech as *tisy-pitór(i)syesy | * 9:45 – ''tisyar pitórisyésy lasyam'' "three quarters of [hour] ten"; often contracted in speech as *tisy-pitór(i)syesy | ||
Hours are always represented by cardinal numerals, and they decline (or are invariable) accordingly, as in e.g. '''12:30''' ''keltá nyasy'', '''13:30''' ''keltá lúsy'', '''14:30''' ''keltá taryóm'', '''15:30''' ''keltá | Hours are always represented by cardinal numerals, and they decline (or are invariable) accordingly, as in e.g. '''12:30''' ''keltá nyasy'', '''13:30''' ''keltá lúsy'', '''14:30''' ''keltá taryóm'', '''15:30''' ''keltá múyu'', '''22:30''' ''keltá nyastasyam'', '''23:30''' ''keltá lústasyam''.<br/>In order to disambiguate in speech between a.m. and p.m., ''tassyá merpehi'' "of the morning" and ''tosy wisferé'' "of the evening" are used respectively; sometimes, ''tassyá beltehi'', literally "of the light", is preferred for p.m. hours before dusk. | ||
===Kinship terms=== | ===Kinship terms=== | ||