Žérði morphology

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This page gives an extensive description of Žérði 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:
pɛ́m
2:
laz
3:
xúð
4:
ǧàr
5:
šu
6:
túg
7:
kír
8:
žér
9:
bɔp
10:
šùl

Numerals from 11 to 19 are built with the construction NUM + šùl, with one irregular form:

digit
full form
11:
pɛ́mšùl
12:
lažùl
13:
xúðšùl
14:
ǧàršùl
15:
šušùl
16:
túgšùl
17:
kíršùl
18:
žéršùl
19:
bɔpšùl

The numerals for (one) hundred and (one) thousand are forms on their own:

digit
full form
100:
ìm
1000:
hɔrìm

The numerals for the multiples of tens, hundreds and thousands are built with the construction NUM + -(a)ražùl / -(a)razìm / -(a)razhɔrìm:

tens
hundreds
thousands
2x:
lazražùl lazrazìm lazrazhɔrìm
3x:
xúðražùl xúðrazìm xúðrazhɔrìm
4x:
ǧàraražùl ǧàrarazìm ǧàrarazhɔrìm
5x:
šuražùl šurazìm šurazhɔrìm
6x:
túgražùl túgrazìm túgrazhɔrìm
7x:
kíraražùl kírarazìm kírarazhɔrìm
8x:
žéraražùl žérarazìm žérarazhɔrìm
9x:
bɔpražùl bɔprazìm bɔprazhɔrìm

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:

  • 2985: lazrazhɔrìm bɔprazìm žéraražùl šu

As for other parts of the language, all cardinal numerals are meant as invariable forms.

Ordinal numerals are formed by adding the prefix pe- and the suffix -ta to the cardinal numeral form:

digit
adjective form
1st:
pepɛ́mta
2nd:
pelazta
3rd:
pexúðta
4th:
peǧàrta
5th:
pešuta
6th:
petúgta
7th:
pekírta
8th:
pežérta
9th:
pebɔpta
10th:
pešùlta
11th:
pepɛ́mšùlta
12th:
pelažùlta
20th:
pelazražùlta
30th:
pexúðražùlta
600th:
petúgrazìmta
9000th:
pebɔparazhɔrìmta

If the numeral form is composite, both affixes are added to every form:

  • 325th: pexúðrazìmta pelazražùlta pešuta