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The word ''raila'' is usually never stated if the hour number is present; if it is implied, then ''raila'' (always in the singular, as it's preceded by a numeral) must be stated - note also the question about minutes, not the hour: | The word ''raila'' is usually never stated if the hour number is present; if it is implied, then ''raila'' (always in the singular, as it's preceded by a numeral) must be stated - note also the question about minutes, not the hour: | ||
: ''yanūḍat raila dam?'' — *How many minutes is it? | |||
: ''pamihælī raila vi.'' — Fifteen<sub>10</sub>. | |||
When hours are inside a punctual time expression, the head of the phrase (the hour in ''.00'' and ''.30''; the number of minutes or ''pamvendvāṭ'' otherwise) is put in the locative case, e.g. ''Bh 4.07-e yahītite lā ē'' "at 4.07 of the afternoon, (s)he was reading” is read as ''nęltendie bhraṃšāyi chīke yahītite lā ē'' “at seven [railai] in the fourth [hour] of the afternoon, (s)he was reading”. | When hours are inside a punctual time expression, the head of the phrase (the hour in ''.00'' and ''.30''; the number of minutes or ''pamvendvāṭ'' otherwise) is put in the locative case, e.g. ''Bh 4.07-e yahītite lā ē'' "at 4.07 of the afternoon, (s)he was reading” is read as ''nęltendie bhraṃšāyi chīke yahītite lā ē'' “at seven [railai] in the fourth [hour] of the afternoon, (s)he was reading”. | ||