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Order of Numeral and Noun
Language:
Kutenai
Feature:
Order of Numeral and Noun
by
Matthew S. Dryer
Value:
Numeral-Noun
Examples
Sentence igt-1310:
xa-s ki=ʔas ni¢tahaǂ ʔat mitx-ni niʔ-s numa-s
xa-s
then-
obv
ki=ʔas
subord
=two
ni¢tahaǂ
young.man
ʔat
hab
mitx-ni
shoot.at-INDIC
niʔ-s
the-
obv
numa-s
thunder-
obv
Then two young men would shoot at the thunder.
Sentence igt-1311:
n=ʔas-iǂ ʔupiǂ-iǂ-ni ʔa•qǂ¢maknik’
n=ʔas-iǂ
ind
=two-PREVERB
ʔupiǂ-iǂ-ni
kill-
pass
-
ind
ʔa•qǂ¢maknik’
Indian
Two Indians were killed.
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