ni walanerkwa Numbers Ex. 6 –19

82 Buying and Selling Example Teacher: Achu ibapá nika. Student: Achu ibapá nika. Teacher: ni Student: Achu ni walpá nika. Frame Achu ibapá nika. ‗The puppy dog is three days old.‘ 1. ni ‗month‘ 2. -bake ‗four‘ 3. tummi- ‗week‘ 4. -bo, ‗two‘ 5. pirka- ‗year‘ 6. -gwen ‗one‘ 7. iba- ‗day‘ 8. -nerkwa ‗six‘ 3 Hours Hours in a day may be referred to by time words formed from the time-related prefix wachil- ‗o‘clock‘ or by the use of a specific time word. Specific hours may be described by a time-related number which is formed by adding a basic number stem to the time-related prefix wachil- ‗o‘clock‘: wachil- + basic number stem. This description of time is closely associated with the actual time on a clock. Examples 1. wachilpá ‗three o‘clock‘

2. wachilkugle

‗seven o‘clock‘ Half hours are described by using the time-related number eg ‗and‘ + abal ‗half‘. Example wachilbo eg abal ‗two-thirty o‘clock‘ Irregular times tend to be described with a combination of Kuna and Spanish loan words. A Kuna time-related number describes the hour. Minutes are described by either using the Spanish loan word minuto as a prefix to a basic number stem, or by using the basic number stem alone. Examples 1. wachilbo minutoambe kakaatal ‗2:15‘ 2. wachilbo tulagwen kakaatal ‗2:25‘ 3. wachilpá minutoatal ‗3:05‘ 4. wachilbake tulabo kakaatal ‗4:45‘ Irregular time-related phrases for times past the half hour can be shortened somewhat by using a phrase: minuto- + basic number stem + napi ‗short of‘ + wachil- + basic number stem + kugal ‗to become‘. Examples 1. minutoatal napi wachilbo kugal ‗five minutes short of two o‘clock1:55‘ 2. minutoambe kakaatal napi wachilpá kugal ‗fifteen minutes short of three o‘clock2:45‘ Exercise 18 . Time-related prefix changed frame drill The teacher says Phrase 1 and the student repeats it. The teacher and the student repeat Phrase 1 in unison. The same is done for the succeeding sentences. Example Teacher: wachilgwen Student: wachilgwen Teacher and Student in unison: wachilgwen 7.4 Grammar 83 1. wachilgwen ‗one o‘clock‘ 2. wachilbo ‗two o‘clock‘ 3. wachilpá ‗three o‘clock‘ 4. wachilbake ‗four o‘clock‘ 5. wachilatal ‗five o‘clock‘ 6. wachilnerkwa ‗six o‘clock‘ 7. wachilkugle ‗seven o‘clock‘