Word order of numeral constructions (Meadow Mari)

NumClsfr

NumClsfr: The language has an obligatory or optional numeral classifier in its numeral constructions, which appears in the position after the numeral.

(1)tidejal-əštetüžemjeŋil-a.
thisvillageINEthousandmanlive3SG
’A thousand people live in this village.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 108)

(2)kumkovəšta
threecabbage
’three cabbages’ (Agyagási─Dékány 2019: 62)

(3)kumvujkovəšta
threeheadcabbage
’three heads of cabbage’ (Agyagási─Dékány 2019: 62)

(4)mem-na-nvičfermə-štečəlaže1400vujuškalul-o.
we1PLGENfivefirmINEaltogether1400headcowbe3SG
’There are altogether 1400 cows in our five firms.’ (Arkhangelskiy 2019)

In Meadow Mari numeral constructions the numeral precedes the noun. Certain nouns combine with optional classifiers, which are also placed before the noun. (3)─(4).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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