(Ordinal Numerals)
While cardinal numerals are used for simple counting, ordinal
numerals are used to give the order in which something is given. Ordi
nal numerals are gender specific in Blin. Feminine is formed by adding
-i to the masculine form, as lingr (second), lingeri.
Order (Masculine)
First selfa, selfuKw
Second linger
Third siKwer
Fourth sejer
Fifth ankwer
Sixth welter
seventh lengeter
Eighth sekweter
Ninth seser
Tenth shker
Eleventh shka laKw
Twelvth shka linger
Twentieth lengerengn
Order (Feminine)
First selfri
Second lingeri
Third siKweri
Fourth sejeri
Fifth ankweri
Sixth welteri
seventh lengeteri
Eighth sekweteri
Ninth seseri
Tenth shkeri
Eleventh shka laKw
Twelvth shka lingeri
Twentieth lengerengn
For more than twenty, the word "ab" (part) is also added:
23rd lengereng-disiKwer ab
Fractions
1/2 one half gef
1/3 one third siKwrng
1/4 one fourth sejrng, rbU
1/5 one fifth ankwrng
1/6 one sixth weltrng
1/7 one seventh lengetrng
1/8 one eighth seKwetrng
1/9 one ninth sesr'ng
1/10 one tenth shker ab
2 1/2 two and half lengadi gefdi
3 1/4 three and quarter seKwadi sejr'ngdi, or seKwadi rbU'di
6 1/2 six and half weltadi gefdi
There is another form of representing fractions: by adding ab to the
ordinal numeral:
1/2 linger ab
1/3 sikwer ab
1/4 sejer ab
1/5 ankwer ab
4/5 seja ankwrng
12 dozen Ibela
25 (equivalent to 1/4 of a quintal) gebeta
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