Tydotsuy number-related examples
Numerals
- I ate one grape.
- ohusZ jamaSCna jamI JtimaL
- Husu amashna amíi timalh.
- [ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈmiː ˈti.mɑɬ]
The classifier by itself represents the number one.
- I ate two grapes.
- ohusZ jamaSCna oanimI JtimaL
- Husu amashna onymyy timalh.
- [ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɔ.ny.ˈmyː ˈti.mɑɬ]
- I ate 36 grapes.
- ohusZ jamaSCna jaTI JtimaL
- Husu amashna athíi timalh.
- [ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈtʰiː ˈti.mɑɬ]
Powers of 36 act as classifiers, and thus don't need the normal classifier.
- I ate grapes twice.
- ohusZ Oniteh jamaSCna JtimaL
- Husu nytuh amashna timalh.
- [ˈhu.su ˈny.tuh ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ˈti.mɑɬ]
- I ate the first grape.
- ohusZ jamaSCna JdebaSc JtimaL
- Husu amashna debáþ timalh.
- [ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ dɛ.ˈbɑθ ˈti.mɑɬ]
- I ate the second grape.
- ohusZ jamaSCna OdenibaSc JtimaL
- Husu amashna dunyboþ timalh.
- [ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ du.ˈny.bɔθ ˈti.mɑɬ]
mi and tyf
- I gave the cat a drink of water.
- ohusZ oalI JdemiaPZh oaluhwI ofepa
- Husu olyy demí·apheh oluhwyy fupo.
- [ˈhu.su ɔ.ˈlyː dɛ.ˈmi.ɑ.pʰɛh ɔ.lu.ˈhyː ˈfu.pɔ]
- I gave each cat a drink of water.
- ohusZ oalI JdemiaPZh oatif oluhwI ofepa
- Husu olyy demí·apheh otýf luhwyy fupo.
- [ˈhu.su ɔ.ˈlyː dɛ.ˈmi.ɑ.pʰɛh ɔ.ˈtyf lu.ˈhyː ˈfu.pɔ]
Each cat has a different drink of water, so this is indicated on the noun "water".
- We each gave the cat a drink of water.
- ohulafsZ oalI JdemiaPZh oatif oluhwI ofepa
- Húlofsu olyy demí·apheh otýf luhwyy fupo.
- [ˈhu.lɔf.su ɔ.ˈlyː dɛ.ˈmi.ɑ.pʰɛh ɔ.ˈtyf lu.ˈhyː ˈfu.pɔ]
- We each gave a cat a drink of water.
- ohulafsZ oalI oatif JmiaPZh oaluhwI ofepa
- Húlofsu olyy otýf mi·apheh oluhwyy fupo.
- [ˈhu.lɔf.su ɔ.ˈlyː ɔ.ˈtyf mi.ˈɑ.pʰɛh ɔ.lu.ˈhyː ˈfu.pɔ]
- We went to my house (together).
- ohulafsZ Jmi oanai OduhuSnZx ofraxbu
- Húlofsu mi onoy duhusnut frobbe.
- [ˈhu.lɔf.su ˈmi ˈɔ.nɔy du.ˈhus.nup̚ ˈpfɾɔp̚.bɛ]
- ohulafsZ oanai OduhuSnZx ofraxbu
- *Húlofsu onoy duhusnut frobbe.
- [*hˈu.lɔf.su ˈɔ.nɔy du.ˈhus.nup̚ ˈpfɾɔp̚.bɛ]
The subject is plural and animate, and the verb is active. Therefore, mi or tyf is required.
- We went to our houses.
- ohulafsZ oanai Odetif OpaiSnZx ofraxbu
- Húlofsu onoy dutýf poysnut frobbe.
- [ˈhu.lɔf.su ˈɔ.nɔy du.ˈtyf ˈpɔ̆y̆s.nup̚ ˈpfɾɔp̚.bɛ]
- ohulafsZ Otif ofraxbai
- Húlofsu tyf frobbai.
- [ˈhu.lɔf.su ˈtyf ˈfɾɔp̚.bai]