Lesson 23 Numerals (II):=20
Ordinal Numerals
23.1 While cardinal numerals are used for simple counting, ordinal=
=20
numerals are used to give the order in which something is given. Ordi=
nal=20
numerals are gender specific in Blin. Feminine is formed by adding =
-i=20
to the masculine form, as lingr (second), lingeri.
Order (Masculine)=20
First selfa, selfuKw=20
Second linger
Third siKwer =20
Fourth sejer =20
Fifth ankwer
Sixth welter
seventh lengeter
Eighth sekweter =20
Ninth seser
Tenth shker
Eleventh shka laKw=20
Twelvth shka linger=20
Twentieth lengerengn
Order (Feminine)
First selfri=20
Second lingeri=20
Third siKweri =20
Fourth sejeri =20
Fifth ankweri
Sixth welteri
seventh lengeteri
Eighth sekweteri =20
Ninth seseri
Tenth shkeri
Eleventh shka laKw
Twelvth shka lingeri
Twentieth lengerengn
For more than twenty, the word "ab" (=3D part) is also added:
23rd lengereng-disiKwer ab
23.2 Fractions:=20
1/2 one half gef
1/3 a third siKwrng
1/4 fourth sejrng, rbU
1/5 fifth ankwrng
1/6 weltrng weltrng
1/7 seventh lengetrng
1/8 seKwetrng seKwetrng
1/9 ninth sesr'ng=20
1/10 tenth shker ab
2 1/2 two and half lengadi gefdi
3 1/4 three and quarter seKwadi sejr'ngdi, or seKwadi rbU'di
6 1/2 six and half weltadi gefdi
There is another form of representing fractions: by adding =B3ab=B2 t=
o the=20
ordinal numeral:=20
1/2 linger ab
1/3 sikwer ab
1/4 sejer ab
1/5 ankwer ab
4/5 seja ankwrng
=2E.........................................
12 dozen Ibela
25 (equivalent to 1/4 of a quintal) gebeta
=2E.......................................
Kifle
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