jetati

Gullah

Gullah numbers ^(edit)

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African Cardinal: jetati     American Cardinal: eight     Ordinal: jetati     Adverbial: fuh jetati     Multiplier: jetati-time     Collective: alljetati

Etymology

From Fula jetati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛː.tɑ.ti/

Adjective

jetati

1. eighth

Number

jetati

1. eight

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)