Į̄mχɛ̱́ morphology

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This page gives an extensive description of Į̄mχɛ̱́ morphological features.

Numerals

The numeral system relies on a decimal base.

The first ten cardinal numbers are forms on their own:

digit	full form
1:	xō
2:	mɛ̱θ
3:	sɑ̀
4:	wuβ
5:	pın
6:	tį́
7:	χāt
8:	ma̱n
9:	šȳn
10:	ðɛ́n

Numerals from 11 to 19 are built with the construction ðɛ́n + NUM:

digit	full form
1:	ðɛ́n xō
2:	ðɛ́n mɛ̱θ
3:	ðɛ́n sɑ̀
4:	ðɛ́n wuβ
5:	ðɛ́n pın
6:	ðɛ́n tį́
7:	ðɛ́n χāt
8:	ðɛ́n ma̱n
9:	ðɛ́n šȳn

The numeral for (one) hundred is a form on its own, while the numeral for (one) thousand is a loanword from Eβmiʔ language:

digit	full form
100:	cı̄̀p
1000:	ńohçı́m (from E. ňɔhçijm)

The numerals for the multiples of tens, hundreds and thousands are built with the construction NUM + wɛ (time(s)) + ðɛ́n / cı̄̀p / ńohçı́m:

	tens	hundreds	thousands
2x:	mɛ̱θ wɛ ðɛ́n	mɛ̱θ wɛ cı̄̀p	mɛ̱θ wɛ ńohçı́m
3x:	sɑ̀ wɛ ðɛ́n	sɑ̀ wɛ cı̄̀p	sɑ̀ wɛ ńohçı́m
4x:	wuβ wɛ ðɛ́n	wuβ wɛ cı̄̀p	wuβ wɛ ńohçı́m
5x:	pın wɛ ðɛ́n	pın wɛ cı̄̀p	pın wɛ ńohçı́m
6x:	tį́ wɛ ðɛ́n	tį́ wɛ cı̄̀p	tį́ wɛ ńohçı́m
7x:	χāt wɛ ðɛ́n	χāt wɛ cı̄̀p	χāt wɛ ńohçı́m
8x:	ma̱n wɛ ðɛ́n	ma̱n wɛ cı̄̀p	ma̱n wɛ ńohçı́m
9x:	šȳn wɛ ðɛ́n	šȳn wɛ cı̄̀p	šȳn wɛ ńohçı́m

Numbers above the multiples of thousands have no name and are specified by the lesser numerals.

Composite numbers are built by just putting them beside, without any conjunction, in descending order:

• 1985: ńohçı́m šȳn wɛ cı̄̀p ma̱n wɛ ðɛ́n pın

Cardinal numerals usually precede their adjoining noun cluster, as an adjectival form. However, every numeral can be optionally used with a noun cluster introduced by the partitive preposition žø̄.

tį́ χon or tį́ žø̄ χon
six dogs

With semantically uncountable nouns and with pronouns, the partitive preposition is mandatorily used, with the meaning of “X units of Y”:

tį́ žø̄ kɔ̄̀m
six pieces/parts/balls/etc. of wool

šȳn žø̄ wo̱ he̱
nine of us

Ordinal numerals are formed by putting the particle θē after the cardinal numeral form:

digit	full form
1st:	xō θē
2nd:	mɛ̱θ θē
3rd:	sɑ̀ θē
4th:	wuβ θē
5th:	pın θē
6th:	tį́ θē
7th:	χāt θē
8th:	ma̱n θē
9th:	šȳn θē
10th:	ðɛ́n θē

If the numeral form is composite, the ending is added only to the last numeral form:

• 25^th: mɛ̱θ wɛ ðɛ́n pın θē