Part of Speech | numeral |
Phonetic Form | tilutae |
Variant Form(s) | tiltae |
Lovono Equivalent | taru-taie |
Morphology | tilu + tae |
Literally | lacking two |
Encyclopedic Info | Morph.: “Eight” can be expressed as a single word (tua) or as a subtractive numeral tilu-tae, lit. ‘[ten] minus two’. |
Example 1314:
kwa-tilu tamana tilu-taetwenty eight
Example 2468:
ne metele tilu-tae[in the eighth month] in August