N2 10_The Numeral has a different form in Definite and Indefinite (Num N, N Num) contexts
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| General Note: How do definite and indefinite noun numeral combinations differ in form? This is the sixth in a series of seven... To set these properties, use the examples for the specific contexts in N2 01 through N2 04. Check as many "yes" values as applicable. If in doubt, just leave the property value(s) unset, and contact us via email. This property is set to "yes" if the Numeral has a different form in definite and indefinite (Num N, Num) contexts. Different form here is construed broadly and covers: a different phonological form of the Numeral, the addition of an agreement marker, or any other marker immediately preceding or following the numeral. Examples: 1. English is "no" for this property, as the numeral is invariant. 2. Shupamem is "yes" for this property ( pɛ̀ʔ 'two' in a. vs pàː 'two' in b.). Indefinite: a. pɛ̀ʔ pón pâː mfɨ màːnʒé! two child.PL be ADP road 'There are two children on the road!' b. Definite: pón pí pàː pâː mfɨ màːnʒé child.PL AGR two be ADP road 'The two children are on the road! (example from Vázquez-Rojas 2011) |
| Contributed by: Hilda Koopman |
| Language | Value | Contributor | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| =Hoan | No | Chris Collins | |
| Acehnese | No | Julie Legate | |
| Afrikaans | No | Theresa Biberauer | |
| Agni indénié | No | Amoikon Dyhié ASSANVO | |
| Albanian | No | Dalina Kallulli | |
| American Sign Language | No | Natasha Abner | |
| Amharic | No | Girma Demeke | |
| Ancient Greek | No | Richard Faure | |
| Arabic, Gulf | Yes | Dimitrios Ntelitheos | |
| Bardi | No | Claire Bowern | |
| Beng | No | Denis Paperno | |
| Bengali | No | Priyanka Biswas | |
| Bole | No | Alhaji Gimba | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | No | Ananda Lima | |
| Burmese | No | Timothy Ho | |
| Calabrian (Northern) | No | Giuseppina Silvestri | |
| Catalan | No | Victoria Mateu | |
| Chickasaw | No | Pam Munro | |
| Dagaare | No | Adams Bodomo | |
| Dholuo | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Digo | No | Steve Nicolle | |
| Digor Ossetic | No | David Erschler | |
| Dutch | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Eastern Armenian | No | Karine Megerdoomian | |
| English | No | Katie Redderson-Lear | |
| English (Singapore) | No | Adam Chong | |
| Faroese | No | Hjalmar Páll Petersen | |
| Finnish | No | Anders Holmberg | |
| French | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Frisian (West Frisian) | No | Jarich Hoekstra | |
| Ga | No | Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu | |
| galician | No | Naír García | |
| Garifuna | Yes | Pam Munro | |
| georgian | No | Lea Nash | |
| German | No | Viola Schmitt | |
| Greek | No | Arhonto Terzi | |
| Gungbe (Porto-Novo) | No | Enoch Oladé Aboh | |
| Haitian | No | Michel DeGraff | |
| Hakka | No | Iris Wu | |
| Hausa | No | Michael A. Estrada | |
| Hindi | No | Gurprit Bains | |
| Hungarian | No | Anna Szabolcsi | |
| Ibibio | No | Willie Willie | |
| Icelandic | Yes | Jim Wood | |
| Iha | No | Mark Donohue | |
| imbabura quichua | No | UCLA Linguistics 210 | |
| Indonesian | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Iron Ossetic | No | David Erschler | |
| Italian | No | Cristina Guardiano | |
| Japanese | No | Jun Yashima | |
| KiLega | No | Kasangati Kinyalolo | |
| Kiyaka | No | Lukowa Kidima | |
| Korean | No | Grace Lee | |
| Kuot | No | Eva Lindström | |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | No | Yadgar Karimi | |
| Kusunda | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Laal | No | Florian Lionnet | |
| Lango | No | Arwa Rangwala | |
| Maasai (Kisongo) | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Malagasy | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Malayalam | No | Mythili Menon | |
| Mandarin | No | Arthur Wang | |
| Marshallese | No | Heather Willson Sturman | |
| Miya | No | Michael A. Estrada | |
| Nahuatl (Central Huasteca) | No | John Garcia | |
| Nahuatl (Classical) | No | John Garcia | |
| Nepali | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Norwegian | No | Marit Julien | |
| Nupe | No | Jason Kandybowicz | |
| Okinawan | No | Ken Hiraiwa | |
| Old English | No | Willem Koopman | |
| One | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Papuan Malay | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Pashto | No | David Pate | |
| Pima | No | Marcus Smith | |
| Polish | No | Barbara Tomaszewicz | |
| Russian | No | Denis Paperno | |
| San Dionisio Ocotepec Zapotec | No | George Aaron Broadwell | |
| Sandawe | Yes | Helen Eaton | |
| Scottish Gaelic | No | David Adger | |
| Senaya | No | Laura McPherson | |
| Shupamem | Yes | Abdoulaye Laziz Nchare | |
| Skou | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Spanish | No | Victoria Mateu | |
| + Swedish | No | fredrik heinat | |
| Swiss German | No | Cecile Meier | |
| Tagalog | No | Edith Aldridge | |
| Taiwanese Southern Min | No | Arthur Wang | |
| Thai | No | Alif Silpachai | |
| Tommo-So | No | Laura McPherson | |
| Triqui, Copala | No | George Aaron Broadwell | |
| Tukang Besi | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Turkish | No | Murat Kural | |
| Tuvan | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Ukrainian | No | Roksolana Mykhaylyk | |
| Vata | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Vietnamese | No | Binh Ngo | |
| Vlaški-Žejanski-Istro-Romanian | No | Zvjezdana Vrzic | |
| West Flemish | No | Liliane Haegeman | |
| Western Armenian | No | Hrayr Khanjian | |
| Wolof | No | Mariame Sy | |
| Yawa | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Yoruba | No | Johnson Folorunso Ilori | |
| Zulu | No | Claire Halpert |