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===Numbers=== | ===Numbers=== | ||
====Cardinal Numbers==== | ====Cardinal Numbers==== | ||
When used with a noun, the dependent forms are used. When used as a pronoun, the independent forms are used. All numbers are grammatically feminine except for one, which can be either gender. The masculine form of one (i.e. ''mitta'') is used for counting. | When used with a noun, the dependent forms are used. When used as a pronoun, the independent forms are used. All numbers are grammatically feminine except for "one", which can be either gender. The masculine form of "one" (i.e. ''mitta'') is used for counting. | ||
Cardinal numbers come before nouns in the unmarked form. If there is no unmarked form, the singulative is used - e.g. ''lammá nama'' "two people" (NOT ''*lammá namooti''); ''áfar afka'' "four mouths/languages" (NOT ''*áfar afaani'') | Cardinal numbers come before nouns in the unmarked form. If there is no unmarked form, the singulative is used - e.g. ''lammá nama'' "two people" (NOT ''*lammá namooti''); ''áfar afka'' "four mouths/languages" (NOT ''*áfar afaani'') | ||
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! 0 | ! 0 | ||
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! 1 | ! 1 | ||
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! 10 | ! 10 | ||
| | | tamana || taman | ||
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! 11 | ! 11 | ||
| | | tamana shi mitta || taman shi mit | ||
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! 20 | ! 20 | ||