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==Numerals== | ==Numerals== | ||
===Cardinal numerals=== | ===Cardinal numerals=== | ||
Different cardinal numerals are declined differently, and have various effects on the noun depending on the final digits of the numeral: | Different cardinal numerals are declined differently, and have various effects on the modified noun depending on the final digits of the numeral: | ||
*Cardinal numerals one and two, and those ending in "1" or "2", are declined as adjectives. The noun is singular (and agrees in case) for numbers ending in ''ahod'', and the noun is dual for numbers ending in ''fla''. | *Cardinal numerals one and two, and those ending in "1" or "2", are declined as adjectives. The modified noun is singular (and agrees in case) for numbers ending in ''ahod'', and the noun is dual for numbers ending in ''fla''. | ||
*All other numerals are declined as nouns and require the noun they modify to be in the genitive plural. | *All other numerals are declined as nouns and require the noun they modify to be in the genitive plural. | ||
**Words ''šolaf'' (3) through ''cés'' (9) or in ''qošor'' (10-19) are declined like feminine singular nouns in adnominal position (''Jef šolafa ęsáje'' 'There are three people') and like masculine singular nouns in nominal position (''Jef šolaf'' 'There are three'). | **Words ''šolaf'' (3) through ''cés'' (9) or in ''qošor'' (10-19) are declined like feminine singular nouns in adnominal position (''Jef šolafa ęsáje'' 'There are three people') and like masculine singular nouns in nominal position (''Jef šolaf'' 'There are three'). | ||