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In the below table, like the rest of this article, animacy concord is used (with 9/10 for inanimate). Class 7/8 forms are also given in order to demonstrate the effects of sandhi, particularly in the forms for "two". Note that 10 and higher numbers do not take concord prefixes. | In the below table, like the rest of this article, animacy concord is used (with 9/10 for inanimate). Class 7/8 forms are also given in order to demonstrate the effects of sandhi, particularly in the forms for "two". Note that 10 and higher numbers do not take concord prefixes. | ||
Ordinal numbers are formed with the relativizing particle ''a-'' and therefore are | Ordinal numbers are formed with the relativizing particle ''a-'' and therefore are technically possessives. For example, አቁም ''aqúm'' "tenth" literally means "of ten". አጓዘ ''agwázä'' "first" literally means "of the beginning" (from ጓዘ ''gwazä'' "beginning; to begin", stem: ''-azä''). | ||
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