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50 Trade Language 3a. yogal kopá ‗three shirts‘

b. yogal koapabak

‗eight shirts‘ 4a. mol kobo ‗two blouses‘

b. mol koaambe

‗ten blouses‘ 5a. chan kogwen ‗one portion of meat‘

b. chan koanerkwa

‗six portions of meat‘ Exercise 8 . Drilling numerals substitution frame drill Using the frame, the teacher counts one and the student repeats one. The teacher and student count two through ten in unison. This exercise should be repeated several times. Example Teacher: Sabured kogwen takcha. Student: Sabured kogwen takcha. Teacher and Student in unison: Sabured kogwen takcha. 1. Sabured kogwen takcha. ‗She saw one skirt.‘ 2. Sabured kobo takcha. ‗She saw two skirts.‘ 3. Sabured kopá takcha. ‗She saw three skirts.‘ 4. Sabured koabake takcha. ‗She saw four skirts.‘ 5. Sabured koaatal takcha. ‗She saw five skirts.‘ 6. Sabured koanerkwa takcha. ‗She saw six skirts.‘ 7. Sabured koakugle takcha. ‗She saw seven skirts.‘ 8. Sabured koapabak takcha. ‗She saw eight skirts.‘ 9. Sabured koabakebak takcha. ‗She saw nine skirts.‘ 10. Sabured koaambe takcha. ‗She saw ten skirts.‘ f Chagla-chal- Chagla -chal- is used to describe flowering shrubs and other plants. It is also used to describe any tree, either standing or felled, which still has its branches. The short form chal- is used for items numbering one to three, and the long form chagla- is used to describe items numbering four or more. Examples 1a. chowal chalgwen ‗one tree‘

b. chowal chaglanerkwa

‗six trees‘ 2a. chia chalbo ‗two chocolate trees‘

b. chia chaglakugle

‗seven chocolate trees‘ 3a. kunnu chalpá ‗three rubber trees‘

b. kunnu chaglapabak

‗eight rubber trees‘ 4a. ogob chalgwen ‗one coconut tree‘

b. ogob chaglabakebak

‗nine coconut trees‘ 5a. chu chalgwen ‗one igarron tree‘

b. chu chaglaambe

‗ten igarron trees‘ Exercise 9 . Drilling numerals substitution frame drill Using the frame, the teacher counts one and the student repeats one. The teacher and student count two through ten in unison. This exercise should be repeated several times. Example Teacher: Ogob chalgwen tigne. Student: Ogob chalgwen tigne. Teacher and Student in unison: Ogob chalgwen tigne. 5.4 Grammar 51 1. Ogob chalgwen tigne. ‗He is going to plant one coconut palm.‘ 2. Ogob chalbo tigne. ‗He is going to plant two coconut palms.‘ 3. Ogob chalpá tigne. ‗He is going to plant three coconut palms.‘ 4. Ogob chaglabake tigne. ‗He is going to plant four coconut palms.‘ 5. Ogob chaglaatal tigne. ‗He is going to plant five coconut palms.‘ 6. Ogob chaglanerkwa tigne. ‗He is going to plant six coconut palms.‘ 7. Ogob chaglakugle tigne. ‗He is going to plant seven coconut palms.‘ 8. Ogob chaglapabak tigne. ‗He is going to plant eight coconut palms.‘ 9. Ogob chaglabakebak tigne. ‗He is going to plant nine coconut palms.‘ g Chagla- Chagla - is used to describe the quantity of some banana-like plants. It is used to describe any number of these plants; the short form chal- is not used. Chagla- is also used in counting stalks of bananas. Examples

1. mas chaglagwen

‗one plantain plant or stalk of bananas‘

2. mas chaglanerkwa

‗six plantain plants or stalks of bananas‘ Exercise 10 . Drilling numerals substitution frame drill Using the frame, the teacher counts one and the student repeats one. The teacher and student count two through ten in unison. This exercise should be repeated several times. Example Teacher: Mas chaglagwen nika. Student: Mas chaglagwen nika. Teacher and Student in unison: Mas chaglagwen nika. 1. Mas chaglagwen nika. ‗He has one stalk of bananas.‘ 2. Mas chaglabo nika. ‗He has two stalks of bananas.‘ 3. Mas chaglapá nika. ‗He has three stalks of bananas.‘ 4. Mas chaglabake nika. ‗He has four stalks of bananas.‘ 5. Mas chaglaatal nika. ‗He has five stalks of bananas.‘ 6. Mas chaglanerkwa nika. ‗He has six stalks of bananas.‘ 7. Mas chaglakugle nika. ‗He has seven stalks of bananas.‘ 8. Mas chaglapabak nika. ‗He has eight stalks of bananas.‘ 9. Mas chaglabakebak nika. ‗He has nine stalks of bananas.‘ 10. Mas chaglaambe nika. ‗He has ten stalks of bananas.‘ h Kia-ki- Kia -ki- is used to describe the number of individual threads or strands. A good example is in counting the strands of beads in a necklace, or the ropes supporting a hammock, or the strips of reeds used in basket weaving. The short form is used for items numbering between one and three, and the long form is used for items numbering four or more. Examples 1. win kibo ‗two strands of beads‘

2. win kiabake

‗four strands of beads‘

3. tub kipá

‗three ropes‘

4. tub kiakugle

‗seven ropes‘ i Uka- Uka - is used to describe a number of individual fish. It is often used in describing the number of fish caught in a day. It is also used to describe pieces of fish, for example, ―He has three fish fillets.‖