15_Numeral Noun
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| The property Numeral Noun has the value "yes" when there is at least one cardinal numeral that can precede the noun it modifies in a neutral context. For the purpose of this property, we exclude split numerals of the type found in Welsh (see example below). Definition of Cardinal Numeral Examples: 1. English is "yes" for the property Numeral Noun: Three boys 2. Icelandic is "yes" for Numeral Noun: Þrjár greiningar three analyses 3. Icelandic is also "yes" for Noun Numeral, since this order occurs in definite noun phrases: Greiningar.nar þrjár analyses.the three Reference: Sigurðsson, Halldór Ármann. 2006. The Icelandic Noun Phrase: Central Traits. Arkiv för nordisk filologi 121:193-236. 4. Welsh is "yes" for the property Numeral Noun. tri bachgen 3 boy.sg '3 boys' 5. Welsh also allows split numeral phrases, which are explicitly excluded from The property definition above: tri bachgen ar hugain 3 boy.SG on 20 '23 boys' Based on such examples, one might be tempted to say that for Welsh the property Numeral Noun has the value "yes" and that the property Noun Numeral also has the value "yes". But since "split" numerals are excluded, Welsh is only classified as having "yes" for the property Numeral Noun. |
| Contributed by: Andrea Cattaneo, Chris Collins, Jim Wood |
| Language | Value | Contributor | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| =Hoan | No | Chris Collins | |
| Acehnese | Yes | Julie Legate | |
| + Afrikaans | Yes | Theresa Biberauer | |
| Agni indénié | No | Amoikon Dyhié ASSANVO | |
| + Albanian | Yes | Dalina Kallulli | |
| American Sign Language | Yes | Natasha Abner | TWO BOOK |
| + Amharic | Yes | Girma Demeke | |
| + Ancient Greek | Yes | Richard Faure | |
| + Arabic, Gulf | Yes | Dimitrios Ntelitheos | |
| Aymara | Yes | Matt Coler | |
| + Bajau, West Coast | Yes | Mark Miller | |
| Bambara | No | Bryan Villa | |
| Bardi | Yes | Claire Bowern | |
| + Basaa | Yes | Paul Roger Bassong | |
| Basque | Yes | Karlos Arregi | |
| + Bellinzonese | Yes | Andrea Cattaneo | |
| Beng | No | Denis Paperno | |
| + Bengali | Yes | Satarupa Das | |
| Bole | No | Alhaji Gimba | |
| + Brazilian Portuguese | Yes | Bruna Moreira | |
| + Breton | Yes | Steve Hewitt | |
| + Bulgarian | Yes | Iliana Krapova | |
| Burgenland-Romani | Yes | Michelle McComb | |
| Burmese | No | Timothy Ho | |
| Calabrian (Northern) | Yes | Giuseppina Silvestri | |
| Catalan | Yes | Txuss Martin | |
| + Chalcatongo Mixtec | Yes | Jess Combs | |
| Chichewa | No | Sam Mchombo | |
| Chickasaw | No | Pam Munro | |
| + Chol | Yes | Jessica Coon | |
| + Czech | Yes | Pavel Caha | |
| Dagaare | No | Adams Bodomo | |
| Dholuo | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Digo | No | Steve Nicolle | |
| + Digor Ossetic | Yes | David Erschler | |
| + Dutch | Yes | Hilda Koopman | |
| + Eastern Armenian | Yes | Karine Megerdoomian | |
| Egyptian Arabic | Yes | Arwa Rangwala | |
| English | Yes | Chris Collins | |
| English (Singapore) | Yes | Adam Chong | |
| Estonian | Yes | Mark Norris | |
| + European Portuguese | Yes | Salvador Mascarenhas | |
| Ewe | No | Chris Collins | |
| Farefari | No | Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu | |
| Faroese | Yes | Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson | |
| Finnish | Yes | Anders Holmberg | |
| + French | Yes | Chris Collins | |
| Frisian (West Frisian) | Yes | Jarich Hoekstra | |
| Ga | No | Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu | |
| galician | Yes | Naír García | |
| + Garifuna | Yes | Teresa O'Neill (contributor till 2012) | |
| georgian | Yes | Lea Nash | |
| German | Yes | Martin Haspelmath | |
| + Greek | Yes | Arhonto Terzi | |
| Greenlandic, West (Kalaallisut) | No | Stephen Mayeaux | |
| Gungbe (Porto-Novo) | No | Enoch Oladé Aboh | |
| Gurene | No | Samuel Atintono | |
| Haitian | Yes | Michel DeGraff | |
| Hakka | Yes | Iris Wu | |
| Hanga | No | Geoffrey Hunt | |
| Hausa | No | Russell Schuh | |
| + Hebrew | Yes | Ur Shlonsky | |
| Hindi | Yes | Gurprit Bains | |
| Hittite | Yes | Mattyas Huggard | |
| + Hixkaryana | Yes | Laura Kalin | |
| + Hungarian | Yes | Anna Szabolcsi | |
| Ibibio | No | Willie Willie | |
| + Icelandic | Yes | Jim Wood | |
| Iha | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Ilokano | Yes | Jeremy Rafal | |
| imbabura quichua | Yes | UCLA Linguistics 210 | |
| Indonesian | Yes | Mark Donohue | |
| + Irish | Yes | Bridget Nixdorf | |
| Iron Ossetic | Yes | David Erschler | |
| Isbukun Bunun | Yes | Iris Wu | |
| Italian | Yes | Andrea Cattaneo | |
| Jamaican Creole English | Yes | Tonjes Veenstra | |
| + Japanese | Yes | Ken Hiraiwa | |
| Jarawara | NA | Alan Vogel | There is no class of numerals, counting is done with verbs. Cf. Dixon 2004:559-560. |
| Jingulu | Yes | Rob Pensalfini | |
| Karachay | Yes | Steve Seegmiller | |
| Kayan | No | Ken Manson | |
| + Khasi | Yes | Gracious Temsen | |
| KiLega | No | Kasangati Kinyalolo | |
| Kindendeule | No | Deo Ngonyani | |
| Kiswahili | No | Aggrey Wasike | |
| Kiyaka | No | Lukowa Kidima | |
| Konni | No | Michael Cahill | |
| Korean | Yes | Chung-hye Han | |
| Kuot | Yes | Eva Lindström | This is the unmarked order |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Yes | Yadgar Karimi | |
| Kusunda | Yes | Mark Donohue | |
| Laal | No | Florian Lionnet | |
| Lango | No | Arwa Rangwala | |
| Lani | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Lao | Yes | Alif Silpachai | |
| Lebanese Arabic | Yes | Lina Choueiri | |
| Lubukusu | No | Aggrey Wasike | |
| Maasai (Kisongo) | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Malagasy | No | Ed Keenan and Laura Kalin | |
| Malayalam | Yes | Mythili Menon | |
| + Mandarin | Yes | Arthur Wang | |
| Maori | Yes | Ray Harlow | |
| + Marshallese | Yes | Heather Willson Sturman | |
| Masarak | No | Jessica Chen | |
| Mbuko | No | Richard Gravina | |
| + Medumba | Yes | KEUPDJIO HERMANN SIDOINE | The numeral one always appearthe numeral one always appears before the noun unlike other numerals which always appear after the noun. |
| + Middle Dutch | Yes | Gertjan Postma | |
| Miya | No | Michael A. Estrada | |
| Nahuatl (Central Huasteca) | Yes | John Garcia | |
| Nahuatl (Classical) | Yes | John Garcia | |
| Naki | No | Jeff Good | |
| Nawdm | No | Hannah Kim | |
| Ndut | No | Daniel Morgan | |
| Nepali | Yes | Mark Donohue | |
| Nez Perce | Yes | Amy Rose Deal | |
| Northern Thai | Yes | Alif Silpachai | |
| Norwegian | Yes | Marit Julien | |
| + Nupe | No | Jason Kandybowicz | |
| Nweh | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Occitan | Yes | Patrick Sauzet | |
| Okinawan | Yes | Ken Hiraiwa | |
| Old English | Yes | Steve Seegmiller | |
| Old French | Yes | Heather Burnett | |
| One | Yes | Mark Donohue | |
| Palue | No | Mark Donohue | |
| panjabi | Yes | Gurprit Bains | |
| Papuan Malay | Yes | Mark Donohue | |
| + Pashto | Yes | Chris Collins | |
| Pima | Yes | Marcus Smith | |
| + Polish | Yes | Barbara Tomaszewicz | |
| Q'anjob'al | Yes | Kathleen O'Flynn | |
| + Romanian | Yes | Oana Savescu | |
| + Russian | Yes | Stephanie Harves | |
| Salasaca Quichua | Yes | Pieter Muysken | |
| Samoan | Yes | Vincent Homer | |
| San Dionisio Ocotepec Zapotec | Yes | George Aaron Broadwell | |
| Sandawe | No | Helen Eaton | |
| Saweru | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Scottish Gaelic | Yes | Andrew Carnie | |
| Senaya | Yes | Laura McPherson | |
| Serbian | Yes | Miloje Despic | |
| Shan | No | Alif Silpachai | |
| Shupamem | Yes | Abdoulaye Laziz Nchare | |
| Skou | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Slovenian | Yes | Franc Marušič | |
| + Spanish | Yes | Violeta Vazquez-Rojas | |
| St'át'imcets | Yes | Lisa Matthewson | |
| + Swedish | Yes | fredrik heinat | |
| Swiss German | Yes | Cecile Meier | |
| + Tagalog | Yes | Edith Aldridge | |
| + Taiwanese Southern Min | Yes | Arthur Wang | |
| Tarascan | Yes | Violeta Vazquez-Rojas | |
| Thai | No | Peter Jenks | |
| Titan | Yes | Claire Bowern | |
| + Tlingit | Yes | James Crippen | |
| Tommo-So | No | Laura McPherson | |
| Tongan | Yes | Hilda Koopman | |
| Triqui, Copala | Yes | George Aaron Broadwell | |
| Tukang Besi | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Tuki (Tukombo) | No | Edmond Biloa | |
| + Turkish | Yes | Ryan Caro | |
| + Tuvan | Yes | Brian Hsu | |
| Twi | No | Cansada Martin | |
| Udmurt | Yes | Orsolya Tanczos | |
| + Ukrainian | Yes | Roksolana Mykhaylyk | |
| Vata | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Vietnamese | Yes | Binh Ngo | |
| + Vlaški-Žejanski-Istro-Romanian | Yes | Zvjezdana Vrzic | |
| Wan | No | Tatiana Nikitina | |
| + Warlpiri | Yes | Margit Bowler | |
| Welsh | Yes | David Willis | |
| + West Flemish | Yes | Liliane Haegeman | |
| Western Armenian | Yes | Hrayr Khanjian | |
| Wolof | Yes | Harold Torrence | |
| Yan-nhaŋu | Yes | Claire Bowern | |
| Yawa | No | Mark Donohue | |
| + Yiddish | Yes | Shannon Mooney | |
| Yoruba | No | Johnson Folorunso Ilori | |
| Zulu | No | Claire Halpert |