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5.1 Nominal modifiers 245
(223) a. wser n-oleh d sddinaet
Neg lPlS-be.like.PerfN Comit people
w-1 η "0-T3rm-an
Ma-Dem.Pl Poss Sg-town-MaPl
'We (nomads) are not like the people of towns.'
b. ά-di [ba-\0-s olaeh-aer
so [be.lost.PerfP-\Dat-3Sg be.like.Reslt-lSgS
d ibda]
Comit long.ago]
'So, I am no longer like (I was) before.' [K]
The transitive verb -ufu- (PerfP -ofa-, Imprt lfu and dialectal variants),
means 'be better than'. Another verb, PerfP -aessof-, means 'prefer (X to Y)'
and may have originally been a causative, -ufu- is exemplified in (224).
(224) t-e-jaerjasr-t ofae-n-\taet
Fe-Sg-plant.sp.-FeSg be.better.PerfP-3MaPlS-\3FeSgO
n0-^ew-asn [an ""t-ae-jaerjaer-t]
Pl-twig-MaPl [Poss Fe-Sg-plant.sp.-FeSg]
'Little twigs of tejarjart plant are better than tejarjart (itself)·'
Another verb, -vssvm- (PerfP -assaem-) means 'become big(ger)' or, with
dative complement, 'become better than, be worth more than'.
5.1.2 Numerals and other quantifiers
5.1.2.1 Basic numeral forms Ί' to '10'
The numerals Ί' to '10' are shown in (225). In the counting column are the
forms given when reciting the numerals in succession. The next two columns
show the trailing form used at the end of a NP; masculine and feminine forms
are distinguished. (The prenominal forms are described in §5.1.2.2, below.)
(225) Numerals Ί' to '10'
numeral counting trailing
Ί'
'2'
'3'
'4'
d-ly-aen
d-sssin
kaerad
(d-)aekkoz
masculine
ad d-iy-aen
ad d-assin
ad kaerad
3d d-aekkoz
feminine
ad d-iy-aet
ad saendt-aet
sd kaerad-aet ι
3d aekkoz-aet
