Sahartionary:suyõ

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Atruozan

Atruozan numbers
220
← 10 11 12 →

Cardinal: suyõ (pl.)
Ordinal: suyõ (sg.)
Adverbial: suyõþo, filekgyë suyõ

Etymology

From Atruozan vüzë (“ten”) + (“one”) + -bëj (construct state). This, effectively "ten's one", was an older and now-antiquated method of saying "eleven" using an obsolete method for producing numbers additively. Ultimately, it appears to originate from a non-standard contraction of the two where the second syllable of vüzë was preserved rather than the first. This underwent vowel harmonisation and then both spontaneous initial fricative devoicing, observed in a small number of other roots, as well as spontaneous raising of /ɵ̞/ to /u/, perhaps under the influence of /j/ or /õ/.

Pronunciation

  • (Translira) IPA(key): /sujõ/ [s̪ujõ]

Numeral

suyõ

  1. eleven
    .dö yøfrac suyõkö uþmoimata.
    Eleven birds are perched on a stump.
  2. eleventh
    .të cwega suyõkö yë anamuzunã alinou.
    The eleventh dog was helping me walk.

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Usage notes

Used adjectivally, where numerals behave as adjectives and are the closest to the noun of any present, the noun must be plural for it to express the cardinal meaning. Else, it represents the ordinal numeral eleventh". It is generally represented in writing by its numeral glyph, represented in romanisation by "B" (as the system is vigesimal).

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