Datapoint Puinave / Which class do native numerals belong to?

Language:

Puinave

Feature:

Which class do native numerals belong to? designed by Olga Krasnoukhova

Value:

B

Datapoint contributed by:

Olga Krasnoukhova 2013-12-22

Comment:

Numerals are expressed by verbal roots which receive the attributive (nominalizing) prefix -i (have exactly the same construction as with verbal roots expressing property concepts) (cf. Girón 2008:297).

Source:

Girón 2008:297

Legal Values and Meanings:

Value	Meaning
?	Not known
A	adjectives
B	verbs
C	nouns
D	some numerals are nouns and some are verbs
E	adverbs
F	not applicable