liangge
See also: -liangge
Wutunhua
Etymology
| 20 | ||
| [a], [b] ← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: ek, liangge Ordinal: di-ek, niwa | ||
From Mandarin 兩個 / 两个 (“two of”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲɑ̃ŋkə]
Numeral
liangge
Usage notes
liangge is equivalent to a suppletive -ge-suffixed form of the numeral ek (“two”) (< Mandarin 二 (èr)).
ek (“two”) is used in counting and in compound numbers, while liangge is used to describe the actual number of things.
Related terms
- -liangge (“with”)
References
- Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN