(Komi-Permyak)

OrdN

OrdN: The ordinal numeral precedes the noun or NP.

(1)1938-ötvo-öjuľ10-ötlun-ökudymkar
1938ORDyearILLJuly10ORDdayILLKudymkar
lo-i-skar.
will_bePST3SGtown
’On 10 July 1938 Kudymkar became a town.’ (Ponomareva 2010: 114)

(2)jözraďejt-i-söpjotrpervöj-ös.
peoplelovePST3PLPeterfirstACC
’The people loved Peter I.’ (V. E.)

In Komi-Permyak, ordinals with the suffix -öt/-öʒ́ precede the nominal expression (cf. Ponomareva 2010: 113–115). Regnal numbers exceptionally follow the noun as shown in (2).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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