jedidi

Gullah

Gullah numbers ^(edit)

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African Cardinal: jedidi     American Cardinal: sebn     Ordinal: sebn     Adverbial: fuh sebn     Multiplier: sebn-time     Collective: allsebn

Etymology

From Fula jedidi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛ.di.di/

Adjective

jedidi

1. seventh

Number

jedidi

1. seven

   Synonym: sebn

Usage notes

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

References

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