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Universal 628:

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Universal 628:

Original
Distributive-share quantifier words are formed from their ordinary counterparts by morphological process.
Standardized
Distributive-share quantifier words are formed from their ordinary counterparts by morphological process.
Keywords
quantifier, distributive
Domain
morphology
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical, almost absolute
Basis
Batak, Bontoc, Indonesian, Tagalog (all W. Malayo-Polynesian, Austronesian), Dyirbal (Pama-Nyungan), Gã (Kwa, Niger-Congo), Georgian (S. Caucasian), Hungarian (Ugric, Uralic), Maricopa (Hokan), Turkish (Turkic, Altaic), Japanese (Japanese-Ryukyuan), Latin, Portuguese, Rumanian, Spanish , Russian, English (all Indo-European), Hebrew (Semitic, Afro-Asiatic)
Source
Gil 1992: 328, U10
Counterexamples
Partial exception: Latin, where most distributive-share numerals are formed, in accordance with this universal, by suffixation of ‘-n’ (with various morphophonemic adjustments), the distributive-share counterparts of the first two numersl are formed by suppletion: ‘singuli’ (one-share) from ‘unus’ (one), and ‘bini’ (two-share) from ‘duo’ (two) (Gil 1992: 343, fn. 30).

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    1. May 2020

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