Absolute forms of cardinal numbers may have overt markers added to the contextual forms, but not vice versa.
Standardized
When there is an overt marker distinguishing absolute and contextual numbers, THEN this marker is added to the contextual form yielding the absolute form, and not vice versa.
In Moroccan Arabic (Semitic, Afro-Asiatic), from 11-19 the contextual forms are longer, e.g. hdasel ‘eleven’ (contextual), hdas ‘eleven’ (absolute).
There is a fair number of languages in which there are distinct counting and discourse forms. In such instances we may call the former absolute and the latter contextual. Note also ##558, 560.
There is a fair number of languages in which there are distinct counting and discourse forms. In such instances we may call the former absolute and the latter contextual. Note also ##558, 560.