Tnaaq numerals
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Tnaaq number systems
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2. Auxiliary verbs
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4. Phonology of Tnaaq
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5. Tnaaq clitics
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6. Tnaaq comparatives
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7. Tnaaq conjunctions
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8. Tnaaq derivation
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9. Tnaaq kinship
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10. Tnaaq nouns
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11. Tnaaq numerals
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13. Tnaaq prepositions
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14. Tnaaq pronouns
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15. Tnaaq relative clauses
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16. Tnaaq solar calendar
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17. Tnaaq syntax
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18. Tnaaq verbs
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19. Tnaaq writing system
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20. Tnaaq's background
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Tnaaq uses base 60 with secondary base 12, related to the use of the 3 sections of the fingers of one hand to count.
0- sanar
1- aux 1
2- ar 2
3- qiih 3
4- qiih-aux 3+1
5- q-ar-qiih 2(3)-1
6- ar-qiih 2(3)
7- ar-qiih-aux 2(3)+1
8- q-u-qiih 3(3)-1
9- u-qiih 3(3)
10- u-qiih-aux 3(3)+1
11- qu-ka 4(3)-1
12- ka 4(3)
24- arka
36- qiihka
48- qiihauka
60- niit
120- arniit
180- qiihniit
720- kaniit
3600- naukus
216000- ausqiihtnau
12960000- ausqiihauxtnau
387440000- arkasqarqiihausqiihahuxtnau qiihaukasqarqiihausqiihtnau qiihkasarqiihnaukus kasauxniit kasquqiih
HiqQSkTivXCkSEMiqRskHiqMTHiqSJiqRpSkJiq MTXFhiqSJiqRpSkRx
<(2(12)+5)60*5+(4(12)+5)60*4+(3(12)+6)60*3+(12+1)60*2+12+8>
There are several ways to form the ordinal numbers.
Numbers from 1 to 12, 60 and 3600 have special forms for the ordinals, made by the causative of the verb and a reflexive.
1st saunau
2nd sarnau
3rd sqiinau
4th sqiihaunau
5th sqarqiinau
6th sarqiinau
7th sarqiihaunau
8th squqiinau
9th suqiinau
10th suqiihaunau
11th squkaanau
12th skaanau
60th sniitnau
3600th snaukusnau
Other numbers are made by the word sanau, that comes from the verb usanau (it made itself). This verb is used in questions and still can be found in older texts, :
48th sanau qiihauka
50th sanau qiihaukasar
Tu kuusanau? Which one are you?
Sysaunaus!: I'm first!
Sa sanau niit uqiih/ susanau niit uqiih: I'm 70th :(
There are two kinds of partitives, one that is used for sections of a whole, and other for sets taken from a bigger set. The first ones are marked with the word hqa, and the latter with (n)qa. 'Whole' is suppletive 'iqaux'.
auhaitus qiih
three watermelons
auhaitus hqa qiih
a third of watermelon
auhaitus nqa qiih
three of the watermelons
There are two different distributives that can be shown in Tnaaq. A distributive action (repeated, performed several times) is shown with a reduplication of the last VC of the verb root. If a verb ends with a vowel x is used. Distributive numerals are marked with the clitic =rs.
Ati sautyt TAti rt nIqtaq araixisasnau qiih.
3
Ati saututyt t Ati rt n Iqtaq araixisasnau qiih.
3 by 3
Ati sautyt t Ati rt n Iqtaq araixisasnau qiirs.
3 each
Ati saututyt t Ati rt n Iqtaq araixisasnau qiirs.
3 by 3 each
Collectives are formed forming the numeral with a full relative clause, instead of a reduced one. The collective for one, 'single', is suppletive 'aunu'.
sasta kaa
twelve pants
sasta n kaa
a dozen pants
iihi ar
two birds
iihi n ari
a pair of birds
kuuna aux
one horse
kuuna aunu
a single horse
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