hjigo (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))


hjigo

Noun class (warm / cold)

Cold

  • Reasoning: Abstract quantity.

Grammatical function

  • Type: Number Noun (Indefinite Quantifier)
  • Meaning: “Few”, “Little”, “Not many”, “A small number of”.

Usage Notes

Functions as a Floating Quantifier.

  • Structure: hjigo [Noun] or [Noun] hjigo.

Pronunciation

IPA: /çiɡo/ Phonotactics: hj becomes the voiceless palatal fricative /ç/.

Semantic field

Smntc_Field Numerals

Translations

  • English: few, little (quantity), scarce
  • Polish: mało, niewiele

Example sentence

Hjigo sháma zèxăja. Few people shouted.

Etymology

hji (Smallness/Slightness) + (si)go (Number). Lit: “Small-Number.”

Antonyms

  • dăgo (Many / Big-Number).

Derived terms

Null