Protoform: KA-.1 [EP] Counting particle prefixed to numbers *ka(a)
| Description: | Counting particle prefixed to numbers *ka(a) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Ka | Partícula de imperativo afirmativo, de los numerales cardinales y ordinales independientes | (Egt) |
| Hawaiian | ʔA- | Prefix to numbers from one through nine, especially for counting in a series | (Pki) |
| Mangaia | Kaa | Particle used in counting | (Sta) |
| Mangareva | Ka | Placed before a cardinal number it converts it to an ordinal | (Tgr) |
| Marquesas | ʔA | Devant les noms de nombre: 'a tahi, 'a 'ua | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ka | Used in front of numbers when counting out items | (Mfd) |
| Rapa | Kataʔi | One Problematic | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Kaa | Used before numerals (and the numeral interrogative 'ia) when reckoning up | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | ʔA | Before a numeral indicates how many (persons, objects, times etc.) there are now | (Wls) |
9 entries found
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