liangge

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See also: -liangge

Wutunhua

Etymology

Wutunhua numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b] ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: ek, liangge
    Ordinal: di-ek, niwa

From Mandarin / (two of).

Pronunciation

Numeral

liangge

  1. two

Usage notes

liangge is equivalent to a suppletive -ge-suffixed form of the numeral ek (two) (< Mandarin (èr)).

ek (two) is used in counting and in compound numbers, while liangge is used to describe the actual number of things.

References

  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN