jetati

Gullah

Gullah numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: jetati
    Ordinal: jetati
    Adverbial: fuh jetati
    Multiplier: jetati-time
    Collective: alljetati

Etymology

From Fula jetati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛː.tɑ.ti/

Adjective

jetati

  1. eighth

Number

jetati

  1. eight

Usage notes

  • Gullah communicates both the number and its ordinal adjective in the same word.

References

  • Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)
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