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Since {{PAGENAME}} has singular and dual forms, modifying numerals one and two are not needed; thus ''Nǫšú voldě v bęto'' 'I have two sons and a daughter' is just as correct as ''Nǫšú flě voldě v ahdoto bęto''. | Since {{PAGENAME}} has singular and dual forms, modifying numerals one and two are not needed; thus ''Nǫšú voldě v bęto'' 'I have two sons and a daughter' is just as correct as ''Nǫšú flě voldě v ahdoto bęto''. | ||
The ordinal numerals ''okdom'' 'first' and ''okrob'' are suppletive; ''okdom'' is the elative of ''kodam'' 'front, before', thus 'frontest' (cf. the etymology of ''first''), and ''okrob' is the elative of ''koryb'' 'near'', thus 'nearest'. | The ordinal numerals ''okdom'' 'first' and ''okrob'' are suppletive; ''okdom'' is the elative of ''kodam'' 'front, before', thus 'frontest' (cf. the etymology of ''first''), and ''okrob'' is the elative of ''koryb'' 'near'', thus 'nearest' (cf. ''next''). | ||
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