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'''Ordinal Numbers''' | '''Ordinal Numbers''' | ||
*''Waci'' "first", ''nohi'' "second", ''wauti'' "sixth", ''nousti'' "eigth", ''meeshti'' "tenth" which are used in larger ordinal numbers as wel. | *''Waci'' "first", ''nohi'' "second", ''wauti'' "sixth", ''nousti'' "eigth", ''meeshti'' "tenth" which are used in larger ordinal numbers as wel. | ||
* Others are created by adding ''te'' (and changing /ʃ/ to /s/) to the powers of ten (before stops) and the last single cardinal (or changing it to corresponding ordinal): ''coniste'' "3rd", '' | * Others are created by adding ''te'' (and changing /ʃ/ to /s/) to the powers of ten (before stops) and the last single cardinal (or changing it to corresponding ordinal): ''coniste'' "3rd", ''toteste''' "100th", ''noteswaci'' "21st", ''conicototeste'vorwes(te)wausti'' "346", ''noricomopeste'noricototeste'notesnohi'' "2222th" | ||
** | ** With growing popularity, keeping /ʃ/ can be used to indicate that the number is ordinal: ''mopeshtoteshmawiste'' "1111th" instead of ''mopeste'toteste'mawiste'' | ||
Numerals always agree with their heads' case, and while cardinal numbers always preceed it, ordinal numbers are often placed after the head: | Numerals always agree with their heads' case, and while cardinal numbers always preceed it, ordinal numbers are often placed after the head: | ||