Nämty morphology

Main article: Nämty

This page gives an extensive description of Nämty 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:	česi
2:	moɕi
3:	βyni
4:	šäri
5:	ʂöpi
6:	gahi
7:	ňuʂi
8:	düħi
9:	bydi
10:	lümi

These numerals are treated as adjective-like forms: They precede a noun cluster and decline according to their adjoining nouns in case, but they do not agree in number. Numerals do decline only in singular number.

česiħ heneħ
of one man

ʂöpiɕ säriɕ
to the five women

Numerals from 11 to 19 are built with the construction NUM + lümʂi, with some irregularities:

digit	full form
11:	česilümʂi
12:	moɕilümʂi
13:	βynilümʂi
14:	šärilümʂi
15:	ʂöpilümʂi
16:	gahilümʂi
17:	ňuʂilümʂi
18:	düħilümʂi
19:	bydilümʂi

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

digit	full form
100:	ʂüki
1000:	käʂi

The numerals for tens, hundreds and thousands are:

tens:	lümʂi
hundreds:	ʂükʂi
thousands:	käʂi

The numerals for the multiples of tens, hundreds and thousands are built with the construction NUM (without the final -i) + lümʂy / ʂukʂy / käʂy, with some irregularities:

	tens	hundreds	thousands
2x:	moɕlümʂy	moʂükʂy	moɕkäʂy
3x:	βynlümʂy	βynʂükʂy	βynkäʂy
4x:	šärlümʂy	šärʂükʂy	šärkäʂy
5x:	ʂöplümʂy	ʂöpʂükʂy	ʂöpkäʂy
6x:	galümʂy	gaʂükʂy	gakäʂy
7x:	ňuʂlümʂy	nuʂükʂy	ňuʂkäʂy
8x:	dulümʂy	düħʂükʂy	dukäʂy
9x:	bydlümʂy	bydʂükʂy	bydkäʂy

All cardinal numerals above the form for 10 are meant as invariable, except for the numeral for 100 and the numeral for 1000.

Composite numbers are built by linking them with the conjunction e, and, in descending order:

• 1985: käʂi e bydʂükʂy e dulümʂy e ʂöpi

When a composite numeral has a declined adjoining number, only its declinable numeral forms do decline in agreement.

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

Ordinal numerals are formed by adding the comparative ending -si- to the cardinal numeral form, with some irregularities:

digit	adjective form
1st:	česisi
2nd:	moɕisi
3rd:	βynisi
4th:	šärisi
5th:	ʂöpisi
6th:	gahisi
7th:	ňuʂisi
8th:	düħisi
9th:	bydisi
10th:	lümisi

The numerals for the multiples of tens, hundreds and thousands change their last vowel from -y- to -i-, before adding the suffix -si.

digit	adjective form
11th:	česilümʂisi
12th:	moɕilümʂisi
20th:	moɕlümʂisi
30th:	βynlümʂisi
600th:	gaʂükʂisi
9000th:	bydkäʂisi

If the numeral form is composite, the comparative ending is added to every form, and they agree with their adjoining noun in case and number:

• 378^th: βynʂükʂisi e nuʂlümʂisi e düħisi