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Linglib.Fragments.Swahili.Numerals

Swahili numeral profile (WALS Chs 53–56, 131) #

@cite{wals-2013}

Swahili: ordinals formed with -a prefix + cardinal (wa-kwanza 'first' has distinct root, -a-pili 'second' onward regular). No morphological distributive. No numeral classifiers (noun class system serves a different function). Na (and) differs from -ote (all). Obligatory plural via noun class prefixes; decimal base.

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