Ancient Figo morphology
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This page gives an extensive description of ancient Figo morphological features.
Numerals
The numeral system relies on a decimal base.
The first ten cardinal numbers are noun-like forms on their own:
| ɕōw | |
| ogi | |
| migō | |
| nōh | |
| čōn | |
| θūha | |
| hoɕe | |
| šu | |
| cōju | |
| fēw |
Numerals from 11 to 19 are built with the construction NUM + fēw:
| ɕōwfēw | |
| ogifēw | |
| migōfēw | |
| nōhfēw | |
| čonfēw | |
| θūhafēw | |
| hoɕefēw | |
| šufēw | |
| cōjufēw |
Some of these numerals have an alternative form:
| nōhəfēw | |
| čonəfēw |
These form are limitedly used only in texts in the pre-classic period, and they are completely obsolete in the classic period.
The numerals for (one) hundred and (one) thousand are noun-like forms on their own:
| ňōšu | |
| liā |
The numerals for the multiples of tens, hundreds and thousands are built with the construction NUM + fēwtunu / ňōšunu / liānu, with some irregularities:
| ogifēwtuj | ogiňōšuj | ogiliāj | |
| migōfēwtunu | migōňōšunu | migōliānu | |
| nōhfēwtunu | nōhəňōšunu | nōhliānu | |
| čonfēwtunu | čonəňōšunu | čonliānu | |
| θūhafēwtunu | θūhaňōšunu | θūhaliānu | |
| hoɕefēwtunu | hoɕeňōšunu | hoɕeliānu | |
| šufēwtunu | šuňōšunu | šuliānu | |
| cōjufēwtunu | cōjuňōšunu | cōjuliānu |
Some of these numerals have an alternative form:
| nōhəfēwtunu | nōhəliānu | |
| čonəfēwtunu | čonəliānu |
These form are limitedly used only in texts in the pre-classic period, and they are completely obsolete in the classic period.
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: liā cōjuňōšunu šufēwtunu čon
All cardinal numerals are meant as invariable forms.
Every cardinal number may display, moreover, a special form. This form is to be used strictly when referring to human beings. This numerals are built by adding the derivative ending -fū to the cardinal numeral form:
| ɕōwfū | |
| ogifū | |
| migōfū | |
| nōhfū | |
| čōnfō | |
| θūhafū | |
| hoɕefū | |
| šufū | |
| cōjufū | |
| fēwfū | |
| ɕōwfēwfū | |
| ogifēwfū | |
| ogifēwtujfū | |
| θūhafēwtunufū |
Some of these numerals have an alternative form:
| nōhəfū | |
| čonəfū |
These form are limitedly used only in texts in the pre-classic period, and they are completely obsolete in the classic period.
If the numeral form is composite, the ending is added only to the last numeral form:
- 25: ogifēwtuj čonfū
This form is called personal numeral, and it can be treated either as an adjectival or a pronominal form.
In adjectival form they agree in case and number with their adjoining name. They thus display a complete I class declension, as they can only specify a I class noun.
migōfūnu līrunu alolīčohon we saw three men
In pronominal form they decline only in singular number. They thus display a singular I class declension, as they can refer to a I class noun.
migōfū alolīčohon we saw three (of them)
In their pronominal forms, however, these numerals can be adjoined by a noun. This is built with a peculiar construction. The personal numerals are declined in the singular, while the adjoining numbers are always declined in the genitive plural form. If present, the verb always agrees with the personal numeral in the singular number.
migōfū līrunuɕu alolīčohon we saw three men
migōfūli līrunuɕu junu alolīčeš three men saw us
Ordinal numerals are formed by adding the ordinal ending -du to the cardinal numeral form, with an irregular suppletive form:
| roɕdu | |
| ogidu | |
| migōdu | |
| nōhdu | |
| čōndu | |
| θūhadu | |
| hoɕedu | |
| šudu | |
| cōjudu | |
| fēwdu | |
| ɕōwfēwdu | |
| ogifēwdu | |
| ogifēwtujdu | |
| θūhafēwtunudu |
Some of these numerals have an alternative form:
| nōhədu | |
| čonədu |
These form are limitedly used only in texts in the pre-classic period, and they are completely obsolete in the classic period.
If the numeral form is composite, the ending is added only to the last numeral form:
- 25th: ogifēwtuj čondu
