The Numerical System of Koring
An Analysis
Abstract
Two categories of numerals have been identified
- Basic numeral which include the numerals óne ‘to ‘ten’, ‘twenty’and ‘forty’.
- Derivatives formed from basic numerals through either addition or multiplication or through a combination of both processes.
The glosses of the examples indicate the derivational history of (2) above. These examples are here classified as secondary numerals
iii. The basic numerals also function in two other capacities as both distributive numerals and ordinal numbers.
