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Numbers inflect for animacy, but only the first word in the whole numeral inflects: Number words beginning with ''sjü'' '1' inflect that word. Number words beginning with a number word other than 1 use ''ts-'' for animates. For example: | Numbers inflect for animacy, but only the first word in the whole numeral inflects: Number words beginning with ''sjü'' '1' inflect that word. Number words beginning with a number word other than 1 use ''ts-'' for animates. For example: | ||
*''tsfisj'' 'two people' | *''tsfisj'' 'two people' | ||
*''a bo | *''a bo sdüch əσü'' '13 women' (Note singular form ''əσü'' is used for 'woman', not the plural ''tsəσü''.) | ||
*''fisj bo | *''fisj bo fisjdüch biway'' '26 names' | ||
The numbers: | The numbers: | ||
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10 cwidh | 10 cwidh | ||
11 səyeu | 11 səyeu | ||
12 | 12 sdüch | ||
13 sjüv bo | 13 sjüv bo sdüch | ||
14 fisj bo | 14 fisj bo sdüch | ||
24 fisjdüch | 24 fisjdüch | ||
36 iyəvdüch | 36 iyəvdüch | ||