liangge

See also: -liangge

Wutunhua

Etymology
Wutunhua numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b] ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: ek, liangge
    Ordinal: di-ek, niwa

From Mandarin 兩個 / 两个 (“two of”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lʲɑ̃ŋkə]

Numeral

liangge

  1. two

Usage notes

liangge is equivalent to a suppletive -ge-suffixed form of the numeral ek (“two”) (< Mandarin 二 (èr)).

ek (“two”) is used in counting and in compound numbers, while liangge is used to describe the actual number of things.

References
  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
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