Tad kwagwenna chi. Numbers Ex. 5 –15

5.4 Grammar 49 Example Teacher: Kallin kwagwen ukcha. Student: Kallin kwagwen ukcha. 1. Kallin kwagwen ukcha. ‗He sold one chicken.‘ 2. Kallin kwabo ukcha. ‗He sold two chickens.‘ 3. Kallin kwapá ukcha. ‗He sold three chickens.‘ 4. Kallin kwabake ukcha. ‗He sold four chickens.‘ 5. Kallin kwaatal ukcha. ‗He sold five chickens.‘ 6. Kallin kwanerkwa ukcha. ‗He sold six chickens.‘ 7. Kallin kwakugle ukcha. ‗He sold seven chickens.‘ 8. Kallin kwapabak ukcha. ‗He sold eight chickens.‘ 9. Kallin kwabakebak ukcha. ‗He sold nine chickens.‘ 10. Kallin kwaambe ukcha. ‗He sold ten chickens.‘ d Mata- Mata - is used to describe flat and laminated objects such as boards, sheets of paper, and books; it is also used for bead necklaces or a set of wrist beads. Examples 1. karta matabo ‗two books‘

2. ulgo matabo

‗two boards‘

3. wini matabake

‗four bead necklaces‘ Exercise 7 . 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: Kwaderno matagwen pakpi. Student: Kwaderno matagwen pakpi. Teacher and Student in unison: Kwaderno matagwen pakpi. 1. Kwaderno matagwen pakpi. ‗He wants to buy one notebook.‘ 2. Kwaderno matabo pakpi. ‗He wants to buy two notebooks.‘ 3. Kwaderno matapá pakpi. ‗He wants to buy three notebooks.‘ 4. Kwaderno matabake pakpi. ‗He wants to buy four notebooks.‘ 5. Kwaderno mataatal pakpi. ‗He wants to buy five notebooks.‘ 6. Kwaderno matanerkwa pakpi. ‗He wants to buy six notebooks.‘ 7. Kwaderno matakugle pakpi. ‗He wants to buy seven notebooks.‘ 8. Kwaderno matapabak pakpi. ‗He wants to buy eight notebooks.‘ 9. Kwaderno matabakebak pakpi. ‗He wants to buy nine notebooks.‘ 10. Kwaderno mataambe pakpi. ‗He wants to buy ten notebooks.‘ e Koa-ko- Koa -ko- applies to articles viewed in fixed lengths such as skirts, hammocks, blouses and shirts. Portions of meat are also counted with the prefix koa-ko-. The short form ko- is used for items numbering between one and three. The long form koa- is used to describe items numbering four or more. Examples 1a. sabured kogwen ‗one skirt‘

b. sabured koanerkwa

‗six skirts‘ 2a. kachi kobo ‗two hammocks‘

b. kachi koakugle

‗seven hammocks‘ 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.