4.3. Numerals

When a number sign [Lexicon - 3.10.1.] indicates the number of entities that are referred to, that number sign is called a cardinal numeral [Lexicon - 3.10.1.1.]. An example of a cardinal numeral, two, is provided below.

                  

 

 

[poss(d)1 daughter two] be_located_at

'My two daughters are here.'

 

 

When a number sign indicates the order of a referent in a sequence, that number sign is called an ordinal numeral [Lexicon - 3.10.1.1.]. Ordinal numbers are expressed with buoy signs.

 

 

          (h1) two book there_is   ix3a      book yellow

          (h2)                                    two

          'There are two books. The first one is yellow.'

     

 

A plural sign can be reduplicated [Phonology - 3.3.1.] when used with a numeral.

 

                   three                                                           house+++

'three houses'