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5.7 Nominal modifiers 253
(237) Pronominalized Numerals with -e- (K-d, exhaustive list for 3MaPl)
numeral 3MaPl
'2' a-sansen-e-ssaen
'3' a-karsed-e-ssasn
'4' a-kazaen-e-ssaen ι
Note that these K-d forms are all forced into the canonical shape
a-CaCgeC-e-, and that aekkoz '4' has to grow a stem-final η to fill the third C
position.
For Ί', the phrasal construction in (238) was recorded for T-ka (it was
rejected by the R speaker). The construction is unusual, but appears to consist
of the numeral plus a 3Sg object clitic (§10.3.1) of the appropriate gender,
followed by the relevant independent pronoun.
(238) Pronominal Forms for One'
a. iy-aen-\t naekk
one-Ma-\3MaSgO lSg
Ί am one.' (= Ί am alone.')
b. iy-ast-\tset anta
one-Fe-\3FeSgO 3Sg
'She is one.' (= 'She is alone.')
c. iy-aet-\tset kaemm
one-Fe-\3FeSgO 2FeSg
'You-FeSg are one.' (= 'You are alone.')
5.1.2.6 Distributive numerals
An adverbial phrase of the type 'three at a time', 'three each', etc., can be
constructed by reduplicating a numeral stem and preposing Instrumental s.
Both masculine and feminine stems may be used, the former being unmarked.
Examples in (239).
(239) Distributive Numerals
a. s iy-aen ly-aen 'one by one, one each' (masculine)
b. s iy-set ly-aet 'one by one, one each' (feminine)
c. s aessa aessa 'eight by eight*
d. 3S saedls I saedls I 'six by six'
