Part of Speech | numeral |
Phonetic Form | kʷate |
Tanema Equivalent | ulue-ao |
Lovono Equivalent | uka-telu |
Morphology | kwa- + -te ‘three’ |
Literally | three tens |
Example 515:
Aeve i-etengi kwate i-da tilu-tae.It’s 8:30 [lit. the sun is ringing 30 over 8]