mala ʈʰuhumə

Jarawa

Etymology

mala (“many”) +‎ ʈʰuhumə (“very”, intensifying adverb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mala ʈʰuhumə/

Determiner

mala ʈʰuhumə

1. very many; of a number greater than four

Usage notes

As of 2002, the Jarawa language did not have dedicated numerals for above four.

See also

• waja (“one”)
• naja (“two”)
• kaŋitəǰile (“three”)
• ənəitəǰile (“four”)

References

• Kumar, Pramod (2012) Descriptive and Typological Study of Jarawa^[1] (PhD). Jawaharlal Nehru University. Page 102.