(Udmurt)

NumN

NumN: In the dominant order, the numeral precedes the noun.

(1)viťkorka
fivehouse
’five houses’ (Krivoshchekova-Gantman 1967: 272)

(2)nunalviť
dayfive
’about five days’ (ibid.)

In Udmurt numerals usually precede the noun they modify (1) (Krivoshchekova-Gantman 1967: 272). In case the numeral is after the noun it is understood as specifying an approximate quantity (2) (ibid.).

Author: Erika Asztalos


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