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If a possession is inalienable, than a suffix ''-kk'' is added, like in ''ŋalwakke'' his/her head. If a possession is alienable and temporary (it was given to someone for a short period of time, borrowed) than a suffix ''-ŋ'' is added instead - ''nakraŋəm'' - "the knife I borrowed". | If a possession is inalienable, than a suffix ''-kk'' is added, like in ''ŋalwakke'' his/her head. If a possession is alienable and temporary (it was given to someone for a short period of time, borrowed) than a suffix ''-ŋ'' is added instead - ''nakraŋəm'' - "the knife I borrowed". | ||
===Numerals=== | |||
The following are the numerals from 1 to 10 in Takkenit. There are two words for 3 and 4: ''kurtet'' and ''kuttet'' are used to count separate or individual items, while ''teret'' and ''titte'' are used when mentioning groups or piles of inanimate things, usually those that can be put into a some kind of container. The word ''kije'' "a pair" can sometimes be used instead of ''kakte'' "two". Several words for "one" are also used: ''ikte'' is the main and the general one, ''timu'' is "another one" (when mentioning two people or things), ''timkatte'' is used with something that can be held in a hand, however it doesn't represent a single item, rather a single group of items that a person can hold in their hand, for example: ''timkatte pelwa'' means "a handful of grain". | |||
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|+Numerals | |||
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! colspan=2 | Takkenit | |||
!English | |||
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!<small>Cardinal</small> | |||
!<small>Ordinal</small> | |||
!<small>Translation</small> | |||
|- | |||
| ikte | |||
| ikena | |||
| one | |||
|- | |||
| kakte | |||
| kakta | |||
| two | |||
|- | |||
| kurtet | |||
| kurmi | |||
| three | |||
|- | |||
| teret | |||
| tirena | |||
| group of three | |||
|- | |||
| kuttet | |||
| tittena | |||
| four | |||
|- | |||
| titte | |||
| tittena | |||
| group of four | |||
|- | |||
| ikkaŋat | |||
| ikkaŋena | |||
| five | |||
|- | |||
| kuttet | |||
| miktuni | |||
| six | |||
|- | |||
| ŋampektet | |||
| ŋampekuna | |||
| seven | |||
|- | |||
| kaktiket | |||
| kakkina | |||
| eight | |||
|- | |||
| ŋampejeŋket | |||
| ŋampejiŋki | |||
| nine | |||
|- | |||
| kakkaŋat | |||
| kimteni | |||
| ten | |||
|} | |||
When counting beyond 10, new numerals are created by adding ''-tew-kimt-it'' "them, coming after ten" to the existing numeral: ''iktetewkimtit'' "eleven", ''kaktetewkimtit'' "twelve". For numerals bigger than 19 a suffix ''-kimteki'' is added, for example: ''kaktekimteki'' "twenty", ''kaktekimteki ikte'' "twenty one" and so on. The was no special word for 100 and larger numerals, instead the word ''munajit'' "many" was used. This word was typically used instead of any number larger than ten. | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Takkenit verbs are more complex than nouns, being rich in conjugation patterns and having different verb-forming suffixes. There is no such a category as tense in Takkenit verbs, but rather various aspects are used instead, which are often called tense-aspect-mood (TAM) markers. If someone needs to mention a specific time (usually to differentiate future from present) nouns and adverbs (like tomorrow versus today) are used. | Takkenit verbs are more complex than nouns, being rich in conjugation patterns and having different verb-forming suffixes. There is no such a category as tense in Takkenit verbs, but rather various aspects are used instead, which are often called tense-aspect-mood (TAM) markers. If someone needs to mention a specific time (usually to differentiate future from present) nouns and adverbs (like tomorrow versus today) are used. | ||