Ỹhɛ morphology: Difference between revisions
(Created page with "{{main|Ỹhɛ}} This page gives an extensive description of '''Ỹhɛ morphological''' features. ==Numerals== The numeral system relies on a decimal base. The first ten cardinal numbers are forms on their own: {|- |- | style="width: 40px;"| <center><small>''digit''</small></center> || <center><small>''full form''</small></center> |- | <center>''1'':</center> || bö̃ |- | <center>''2'':</center> || lar |- | <center>''3'':</center> || ču |- | <center>''4'':</center> |...") |
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| <center>''9000<sup>th</sup>'':</center> || hɔbarnɔčĩda | | <center>''9000<sup>th</sup>'':</center> || hɔbarnɔčĩda | ||
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Ordinal numerals for “millionth” and “billionth” are regularly formed from their corresponding cardinal forms, while their multiples are formed by unifying the separated forms in an only adjectival word: | |||
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| style="width: 100px;"| <center><small>''digit''</small></center> || <center><small>''adjective form''</small></center> | |||
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| <center>''1,000,000<sup>th</sup>'':</center> || šurentuda | |||
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| <center>''1,000,000,000<sup>th</sup>'':</center> || mešurentuda | |||
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| <center>''3,000,000,000<sup>th</sup>'':</center> || čumešurentuda | |||
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If the numeral form is composite, the suffix is added to every form: | If the numeral form is composite, the suffix is added to every form: | ||
*''325<sup>th</sup>'': čɔrčĩda lararɕüwda ɕuda | *''325<sup>th</sup>'': čɔrčĩda lararɕüwda ɕuda | ||
Revision as of 01:29, 3 April 2025
- Main article: Ỹhɛ
This page gives an extensive description of Ỹhɛ morphological features.
Numerals
The numeral system relies on a decimal base.
The first ten cardinal numbers are forms on their own:
| bö̃ | |
| lar | |
| ču | |
| ɟä | |
| ɕu | |
| dü̃ | |
| ɟi | |
| žy | |
| hɔp | |
| ɕüw |
Numerals from 11 to 19 are built with the construction ɕüw + nɔ + NUM:
| ɕüwnɔbö̃ | |
| ɕüwnɔlar | |
| ɕüwnɔču | |
| ɕüwnɔɟä | |
| ɕüwnɔɕu | |
| ɕüwnɔdü̃ | |
| ɕüwnɔɟi | |
| ɕüwnɔžy | |
| ɕüwnɔhɔp |
The numerals for (one) hundred and (one) thousand are forms on their own:
| čĩ | |
| nɔčĩ |
The numerals for the multiples of tens, hundreds and thousands are built with the construction NUM + -arɕüw / -arčĩ / -arnɔčĩ. As these suffixes has often merged with the cardinal form, most forms are irregularly built:
| lararɕüw | lararčĩ | lararnɔčĩ | |
| čɔrɕüw | čɔrčĩ | čɔrnɔčĩ | |
| ɟärɕüw | ɟärčĩ | ɟärnɔčĩ | |
| ɕɔrɕüw | ɕɔrčĩ | ɕɔrnɔčĩ | |
| dɑ̃rɕüw | dɑ̃rčĩ | dɑ̃rnɔčĩ | |
| ɟɛrɕüw | ɟɛrčĩ | ɟɛrnɔčĩ | |
| žörɕüw | žörčĩ | žörnɔčĩ | |
| hɔbarɕüw | hɔbarčĩ | hɔbarnɔčĩ |
Numerals for “million” and “billion” are loanwords from Iðâɣ language:
| šurentu (from I. šúrěntu ) | |
| mešurentu (from I. mêšúrěntu ) |
These forms are treated as noun-like forms and can be used with other numerals:
| ču šurentu | |
| dü̃ mešurentu |
They are however treated as normal numerals when used with nouns. Nouns adjoining such numerals are not introduced by any preposition:
lar šurentu hɛ two millions people
Composite numbers are built by just putting them beside, without any conjunction, in descending order:
- 2985: lararnɔčĩ hɔbarčĩ žɛrɕüw ɕu
As for other parts of the language, all cardinal numerals are meant as invariable forms.
Ordinal numerals are formed by adding the suffix -da to the cardinal numeral form, with some irregularities:
| bö̃da | |
| larda | |
| čuɟa | |
| ɟäda | |
| ɕuda | |
| dü̃da | |
| ɟida | |
| žyda | |
| hɔvda | |
| ɕüwda | |
| ɕüwnɔbö̃da | |
| ɕüwnɔlarda | |
| ɕüwnɔčuɟa | |
| lararɕüwda | |
| čɔrɕüwda | |
| dɑ̃rčĩda | |
| hɔbarnɔčĩda |
Ordinal numerals for “millionth” and “billionth” are regularly formed from their corresponding cardinal forms, while their multiples are formed by unifying the separated forms in an only adjectival word:
| šurentuda | |
| mešurentuda | |
| čumešurentuda |
If the numeral form is composite, the suffix is added to every form:
- 325th: čɔrčĩda lararɕüwda ɕuda
