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=== Numbers === | === Numbers === | ||
====Cardinals and Ordinals==== | |||
Cardinal and ordinal numbers are one of the [two/XX] groups of true adjectives in the Minhast language. Minhast employs a vigesimal, i.e. base-20, counting system. Numeric expressions involve binding the number and modified noun in a specific construct involving the ligature: Both cardinal and ordinal numbers can take possessive pronominal suffixes (see Part III "Syntax - Possession" for discussion of possessive constructs), which then convey "X number of..." in the case of cardinal numbers, and "the Xth one of/among..." for ordinals, e.g.: | Cardinal and ordinal numbers are one of the [two/XX] groups of true adjectives in the Minhast language. Minhast employs a vigesimal, i.e. base-20, counting system. Numeric expressions involve binding the number and modified noun in a specific construct involving the ligature: Both cardinal and ordinal numbers can take possessive pronominal suffixes (see Part III "Syntax - Possession" for discussion of possessive constructs), which then convey "X number of..." in the case of cardinal numbers, and "the Xth one of/among..." for ordinals, e.g.: | ||
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====Fractions==== | |||
In the Standard language, as in the Classical language, fractions are expressed using the formula, ''X min yešpa=yar Y (han)'', where ''X'' represents the denominator and ''Y'' represents the numerator, a common pattern in dependent-marking languages such as Basque and Japanese. Examples include ''Šentaz min yešpayār duxt hakman'' for 3/20 (lit. From twenty portions, three have come). Mathematical operations becomes tricky with fractions; adding 3/20 + 2/20 = 5/20 translates to ''Šentaz min yešpayār duxt hakman, šentaz min yešpayār šāni hakman, wahēk, matti šentaz min yešpayār meneħ hakman'', or "From twenty portions, three have come, from twenty.portions, two have come; now behold, there are from twenty portions that five have arrived." | In the Standard language, as in the Classical language, fractions are expressed using the formula, ''X min yešpa=yar Y (han)'', where ''X'' represents the denominator and ''Y'' represents the numerator, a common pattern in dependent-marking languages such as Basque and Japanese. Examples include ''Šentaz min yešpayār duxt hakman'' for 3/20 (lit. From twenty portions, three have come). Mathematical operations becomes tricky with fractions; adding 3/20 + 2/20 = 5/20 translates to ''Šentaz min yešpayār duxt hakman, šentaz min yešpayār šāni hakman, wahēk, matti šentaz min yešpayār meneħ hakman'', or "From twenty portions, three have come, from twenty.portions, two have come; now behold, there are from twenty portions that five have arrived." | ||