hjigo (particle) - "Few", "Little", "Not many", "A small number of".

hjigo (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))

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hjigo

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/.

Pitch Accent

• Morae: hji · go
• Pattern: L · L
• Class: atonal

Semantic field

Smntc_Field Numerals

Translations

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

Example sentence

Example 1

• Asaxi: hjigo sháma zèxăja.
• English: Few people shouted.
• Polish: x

Etymology

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

Antonyms

• dăgo (Many / Big-Number).

Derived terms

• -go quantifier family: dăgo (many), fůtăgo (some)