Cardinal Numbers Otjiherero grammar

1 cardinal numbers

1.1 1 through 5
1.2 6 through 10
1.3 11 through 19
1.4 20 through 99
1.5 100 , beyond

cardinal numbers
1 through 5

for numbers 1 through 5, cardinal numbers work standard adjectives, except number stems prefixed present habitual subject concord of noun modify instead of noun-class prefix.

the ozo- class inflects differently. instead of being prefixed, number stem stands alone. moreover, number stems starting v- change mb- , number stems starting t- change nd-.

the number 4 has few irregular inflections

for oma- noun class, 4 prefixed ya-, yane
for ova- noun class, 4 prefixed va-, vane
for ozo- noun class, 4 prefixed i-, ine

when using numbers in , of , (not modifying anything), treated if modifying word in ozo- class, except i- prefixed (even beyond 5). example, first 5 numbers imwe, imbari, indatu, ine, indano

examples

omundu umwe 1 person
omapanga yetano 5 friends
ozongombe ndatu 3 cows
ozongombo ine 4 goats
imwe, imbari, indatu, ine, indano... one, two, three, four, five... (counting sake of counting)

6 through 10

numbers 6 through 10 not inflect. numbers 6 through 8 1 through 3 if inflected ozo- noun class, hambo- prefixed.

examples

omambo hambombari 7 books
ozongombo hambombari 7 goats

11 through 19

numbers 11 through 19 formed through addition. example, 15 ten , 5 . note number in unit s place still inflects if stood alone.

examples

otumwe omurongo na tutatu thirteen mosquitoes
ovirongo omurongo na vivari twelve towns

20 through 99

numbers 20 through 99 formed through addition. multiples of 10 created treating 10 noun, , modifying number 1 through 9.

examples of multiples of 10

examples

ozongombe omirongo vitano na ndatu fifty-three cows
ovandu omirongo muvyu na vetano ninety-five people

100 , beyond

numbers 100 , beyond formed through addition, each place value modified noun create multiples. english, place values of thousand , beyond modified hundreds in order create 3 places (example: thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands; millions, ten millions, hundred millions)

examples

ozongombe omayovi hambombari, omasere yane nomirongo vivari na imwe 7 thousand 4 hundred twenty-one cows
ovandu engete omayovi omasere yane omasere yevari nomirongo vitatu na vane 1 million 4 hundred thousand 2 hundred , thirty-four people




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