BOAS] HANDBOOK OF INI>IAN LANGUAGES — COOS 373 



§ 75. Multiplicative -en 



The multiplicative numerals are formed by adding to the cardinals 

 the suffix -en times. 



1. ytxe'n 6. ylxe^' wteqen 



2. tso^xe'n 7. yuxwaf loteqen 



3. ytpsE'nen 8. yixe^' ahdlen 



4. hecV' hen 9. yuxwaf aJidlen 



5. Jcat'' e' nnsen 10. Lep/qa'nten 



The numeral for twice is irregular. It seems to be composed of 

 the conjunction tso now, of the inclusive personal pronoun ux^ and 

 of the multiplicative suffix -en. 



ytxe'n SLa'qa la once bathing she went 84.24 



tso^xe'n haiiL i^iou'txe in two days will I return (literally, twice) 



28.4 

 hafE'mtsen qa'xomtc x'nef^'tits five times upwards (they) jumped 



76.4 

 tso h^ hwa nictce'n qaliml'ye then, perhaps, in a few days . . . 



(literally, now, perhaps, it seems, a few times, morning it got) 



56,21 



To this group belongs also the indefinite weste'n so many times, 

 formed from the stem wes so many. 



Ms ivest^n tsix' ta Ms western ysai' L/td'ltc '^Use'ts I stay here 

 just as long as in the other country (literally, also so many 

 times here, and also so many times in another country, I stay) 

 26.8, 9 



§ 76. Ordinal-Multiplicative -entcis 



The ordinal-multiplicative numerals, expressed in English by at 

 THE first time, AT THE SECOND TIME, are formed by means of the 

 compound suffix -entcis. This suffix consists of the multiplicative -en 

 (see above), of the modal -tc (see § 36), and of the ordinal suffix -is 

 (see § 74). 



xyixe^'wieqe'ntds L/eHc Id %luioe'H(yis at the sixth time went out 



her heart 76.6, 7 

 xkat' e' mise' ntcis at the fifth time 



The ordinal suffix -is may be omitted, as shown in the following 

 example : 



hecL^' Lento qaliml'ye la^ laatafya Id sla'atc on the fourth day he 

 went to his cousin (literally, four times [at] morning it got . • . ) 

 42.20, 21 



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