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infrequentale (family possession) 145

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infrequentale (family possession) 145: of all cardinal numerals, only that for ‘four’ agreeing in gender

Where found
Chechen, Ingush, Tsova-Tush (NE Central, or Nakh, Daghestanian)
Domain
morphology, syntax
Subdomain
agreement
Keywords
numeral, gender
Type
infrequentale (family possession)
Universals violated
,
Source
Deseriev, Ju. D. (1967). Naxskie jazyk: vvedenie. In Jazyki narodov SSSR, IV: Iberijskogo-kavkazskie jazyki, 184-189. Moskva: Nauka. (p187)
Reported in: Corbett, Greville G. (1991). Gender. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (p135)