(Meadow Mari)

OrdN

OrdN: The ordinal numeral precedes the noun or NP.

(1)finlandij-əškekəzətnəl-əmšeganakudal-am.
FinlandILLnowfourORDoccasiontravel1SG
’I’m now going to Finland for the fourth time.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 112)

(2)marijkečəgotpočeš2018-šeij ─tidešoŋš-ənidalək-še.
Maricalendaraccording_to2018ORDyearthishedgehogGENyear3SG
’According to the Mari calendar, 2018 is the year of the hedgehog.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 112)

In Meadow Mari ordinal numerals precede the nominal expression (Riese et al. 2022: 111─113).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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