Difference between revisions of "Multiplier Morpheme"
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The Igala language utilizes a base-20 multiplicative system that also includes functions of subtraction and addition. The system has separate morphemes for numerals one to nine, as well as for ten ''ɛ̀gʷá'', twenty ''ógʷú'', fifty ''ódʒe'', and two hundred ''ɔgwɔkɔ'' (Ejeba, 2016, p. 105; Otu, personal communication, 2021). For numerals eleven to nineteen, the form is ‘ten’ followed by a number from one through nine. | The Igala language utilizes a base-20 multiplicative system that also includes functions of subtraction and addition. The system has separate morphemes for numerals one to nine, as well as for ten ''ɛ̀gʷá'', twenty ''ógʷú'', fifty ''ódʒe'', and two hundred ''ɔgwɔkɔ'' (Ejeba, 2016, p. 105; Otu, personal communication, 2021). For numerals eleven to nineteen, the form is ‘ten’ followed by a number from one through nine. | ||
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The rest of the numbers are created using multiplication, addition, and/or subtraction. Igala employs “grouping” numbers for 20 ɔ̀gbɔ̀ and 50 ólí, that are separate from the words listed above, to make larger numbers through multiplication. | The rest of the numbers are created using multiplication, addition, and/or subtraction. Igala employs “grouping” numbers for 20 ɔ̀gbɔ̀ and 50 ólí, that are separate from the words listed above, to make larger numbers through multiplication. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:11, 28 February 2022
The morpheme m acts a multiplier between a noun phrase or a grouping number and a digit between two and nineteen.
(1) An example displaying the morpheme m.
| àm(a) | ōlí | m | ɛ́tà |
| PL | tree | MULT | three |
| 'three trees'. | |||
Numerical System
The Igala language utilizes a base-20 multiplicative system that also includes functions of subtraction and addition. The system has separate morphemes for numerals one to nine, as well as for ten ɛ̀gʷá, twenty ógʷú, fifty ódʒe, and two hundred ɔgwɔkɔ (Ejeba, 2016, p. 105; Otu, personal communication, 2021). For numerals eleven to nineteen, the form is ‘ten’ followed by a number from one through nine.
(2)
| ɛ̀gʷá | ɛ̀lá |
| ten | nine |
| 'nineteen' (from Ejeba, 2016, p. 103). | |
The rest of the numbers are created using multiplication, addition, and/or subtraction. Igala employs “grouping” numbers for 20 ɔ̀gbɔ̀ and 50 ólí, that are separate from the words listed above, to make larger numbers through multiplication.
(3)
| ɔ̀gbɔ̀ | m | ɛ́gʷá | ɛ̀là |
| twenty | MULT | ten | nine |
| '380' (from Ejeba, 2016, p. 105). | |||