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Cikap Numerals & Numbers

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Numerals 1~8
Numerals 1 through 8 are basic.

Numeral	Base-8	English	Base-10
yicca	1	one	1
soi	2	two	2
ssi	3	three	3
nipu	4	four	4
hin	5	five	5
tona	6	six	6
aya	7	seven	7
mim	10	eight	8

Numerals 9~15
Numerals 9 through 15 are formed by adding a basic numeral to 8 with the additive particle wa.

Numeral	Base-8	English	Base-10
yicca wa mim	11	nine	9
soi wa mim	12	ten	10
ssi wa mim	13	eleven	11
nipu wa mim	14	twelve	12
hin wa mim	15	thirteen	13
tona wa mim	16	fourteen	14
aya wa mim	17	fifteen	15

Numerals 16~23
16 is another basic numeral. Numerals 17 through 23 are formed by adding a basic numeral to 16, just like numerals 9 through 15.

Numeral	Base-8	English	Base-10
wassu	20	sixteen	16
yicca wa wassu	21	seventeen	17
soi wa wassu	22	eighteen	18
ssi wa wassu	23	nineteen	19
nipu wa wassu	24	twenty	20
hin wa wassu	25	twenty one	21
tona wa wassu	26	twenty two	22
aya wa wassu	27	twenty three	23

Numerals 24~31
24 is formed by subtracting 8 from 32 with the subtractive particle hap. Numerals 25 through 31 are formed by adding a basic numeral to 24 with wa.

Numeral	Base-8	English	Base-10
mim hap soi wassu	30	twenty four	24
yicca wa mim hap soi wassu	31	twenty five	25
soi wa mim hap soi wassu	32	twenty six	26
ssi wa mim hap soi wassu	33	twenty seven	27
nipu wa mim hap soi wassu	34	twenty eight	28
hin wa mim hap soi wassu	35	twenty nine	29
tona wa mim hap soi wassu	36	thirty	30
aya wa mim hap soi wassu	37	thirty one	31

Numerals 32+
Numerals 32 and greater are formed by either multiplying a basic numeral by 16 or subtracting 8 from one of these multiplied numerals. Basic numerals can then be added with wa.

Numeral	Base-8	English	Base-10
soi wassu	40	thirty two	32
yicca wa soi wassu	41	thirty three	33
soi wa soi wassu	42	thirty four	34
ssi wa soi wassu	43	thirty five	35
nipu wa soi wassu	44	thirty six	36
hin wa soi wassu	45	thirty seven	37
tona wa soi wassu	46	thirty eight	28
aya wa soi wassu	47	thirty nine	29
mim hap ssi wassu	50	forty	40
ssi wassu	60	forty eight	48
mim hap nipu wassu	70	fifty six	56
nipu wassu	100	sixty four	64
mim hap hin wassu	110	seventy two	72
hin wassu	120	eighty	80
mim hap tona wassu	130	eighty eight	88
tona wassu	140	ninety six	96
mim hap aya wassu	150	one hundred four	104
aya wassu	160	one hundred twelve	112
mim hap mim wassu	170	one hundred twenty	120
mim wassu	200	one hundred twenty eight	128

Fractions
Fractions are formed by dividing one numeral by another with the divisive particle yuun.

Numeral	Base-8	English	Base-10
soi yuun yicca	1/2	one half	1/2
ssi yuun yicca	1/3	one third	1/3
ssi yuun soi	2/3	two thirds	2/3
nipu yuun yicca	1/4	one fourth	1/4
nipu yuun soi	2/4	two fourths	2/4
nipu yuun ssi	3/4	three fourths	3/4
hin yuun yicca	1/5	one fifth	1/5
hin yuun soi	2/5	two fifths	2/5
hin yuun ssi	3/5	three fifths	3/5
hin yuun nipu	4/5	four fifths	4/5

Negative Numerals
Negative numerals are formed by following a numeral with the subtractive particle hap.

Numeral	Base-8	English	Base-10
yicca hap	-1	negative one	-1
soi hap	-2	negative two	-2
ssi hap	-3	negative three	-3
nipu hap	-4	negative four	-4
hin hap	-5	negative five	-5
tona hap	-6	negative six	-6
aya hap	-7	negative seven	-7
mim hap	-10	negative eight	-8

Additional Numerals

Numeral	Base-8	English	Base-10
yen	1	one (of a pair)	1
heya	2	a pair	2
oma	1~4	a few	1~4
ccamo	5+	many	5+

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Cardinal Numbers
Cardinal numbers represent quantities of things. Cardinal numbers are formed from numerals and precede the nouns they quantify.

Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal numbers represent orders of things. Ordinal numbers are formed by following a numeral with the noun yapra. Ordinal numbers precede the nouns they order. Those nouns should be marked for the construct state.

Adverbial Numbers
Adverbial numbers represent frequencies of actions. Adverbial numbers are formed by following a numeral with the verb mura. Adverbial numbers follow the verbs whose frequencies they represent. Those verbs should be followed by the conjunctive particle ra.

Derivations

Suffix	English	PoS	Gloss
-n/-nat¹	intelligent thing	noun	NMZNominaliser makes other word a noun.INTIntelligent (gender/class) Sentient beings
-p/-pe	(in)animate thing	noun	NMZNominaliser makes other word a noun.(INInanimate (gender/class) for non-living things)AN
-y-/-iy	abstract thing	noun	NMZNominaliser makes other word a noun.ABSTAbstract (gender/class) abstract, intangible, idea

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