тэт

Selkup
Selkup cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : тэт
    Ordinal : тэ́тэмҗэл

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *tettə, from unknown source or a unknown substrate language. Compare to Nganasan четә and Tundra Nenets тет.

Numeral

тэт (tet)

  1. four
    • 2022, Grogorij Korotkih, Современный язык нарымских селькупов (in Russian), page 15:
      Тэбня́ мана́ндо тэт пот варӷ эк.
      The brother is four years older than me.

Further reading
  • G.V. Korotkih (2022) Современный язык нарымских селькупов [The modern language of Narym Selkups], Tomsk: Соиздательство ценных книг «Грасион», page 67

Southern Yukaghir

Etymology

From Proto-Yukaghir *tət. Cognates include Northern Yukaghir тэт (tet).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtet/

Pronoun

тэт (tet)

  1. thou, you (singular)
  2. thy, your (singular)

References
  • Elena Maslova (2003) A Grammar of Kolyma Yukaghir, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 555
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