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== Numbers == | == Numbers == | ||
Cardinal and ordinal numbers are one of the [two/XX] groups of true adjectives in the Minhast language. Minhast employs a | 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.: | ||
''Meneħnemš nasxēreħ iŋkunnuħnemaran'' "Four of us went out there into the forest."<br/> | ''Meneħnemš nasxēreħ iŋkunnuħnemaran'' "Four of us went out there into the forest."<br/> |