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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 | 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 numbers bigger than 19 a suffix ''-kimteki'' (for "twenty") and ''-kimtit'' (for "thirty" and more) are 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. | ||