katí how many, how much; that many, that much; a few

Part of Speech num:ind
    • how many, how much; that many, that much; a few
      • Example 17:
        baṭóom ǰe tíi katí katí íṇc̣a mheeríla de.
        baṭ
        stone
        -óom
        -ins
        ǰe
        hit
        -í
        -CV
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        katí
        how.many
        katí
        how.many
        iṇc̣
        bear
        -a
        -pl
        mhaaré
        kill
        -íl
        -pfv
        -a
        -pl
        de
        pst
        He killed numerous bears with a piece of rock.
        Source:
        A:PAS044
      • Example 447:
        whaí tas diṣṭíim de, háatam de, toolílu, lambaái ta katí, dhrigóokam katí hínuee bistiṇóokam ba katí hínu.
        whéi
        come.down
        -í
        -CV
        tas
        3sg.acc
        diṣṭ
        hand-span
        -íim
        -ins
        de
        put
        -í
        -CV
        hat
        hand
        -am
        -pl.obl
        de
        put
        -í
        -CV
        toolé
        measure
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        lambaái
        length
        ta
        DS
        katí
        how.much
        dhrigóokam
        length
        katí
        how.much
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        =ee
        CONJ
        bistiṇoókam
        width
        ba
        top
        katí
        how.much
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        He got down and measured it with his hands, its length and width.
        Source:
        A:DRA017-8
      • Example 1138:
        thíi katí mal híni.
        thíi
        2sg.gen
        katí
        how.many
        mal
        goats
        hin
        be.prs
        -i
        -f
        How many goats do you have?
        Source:
        A:DLX168
      • Example 1139:
        nu ba katí utháalu táapaṛ.
        nu
        3MSG.prox.nom
        ba
        top
        katí
        how.much
        uthál
        high
        -u
        -MSG
        táapaṛ
        hill
        What a large hill!
        Source:
        A:DHN3117
      • Example 1140:
        katí reetíi mehnatíi baád tasíi ghooṣṭíi kuḍ purá bhíli.
        katí
        many
        raát
        night
        -ii
        -gen
        mehnát
        hard.work
        -ii
        -gen
        baád
        after
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        ghoóṣṭ
        house
        -ii
        -gen
        kuḍ
        wall
        purá
        complete
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        After a few days of labour, the wall of his house was completed.
        Source:
        A:DLX184

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