chree

Gullah

Gullah numbers ^(edit)

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African Cardinal: tati     American Cardinal: chree     Ordinal: tud     Adverbial: fuh tud     Multiplier: chree-time     Collective: allchree

Etymology

From English three.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃɹiː/

Adjective

chree

1. third

Number

chree

1. three

Usage notes

• Gullah can communicate both the number and its ordinal adjective in the same word.

References

• Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)