Ordinal Numbers Flashcards
1
Q
1st
A
Premye
This pattern is only seen in this ordinal #
2
Q
2nd - 9th
A
2nd, Dezyèm 3rd, twazyèm 4th, Katriyèm 5th, Senkyèm 6th, Sizyèm 7th, Setyèm 8th, Uityèm 9th, Nevyèm
3
Q
Last
A
Dènye
4
Q
Ordinal #s ending in -first
21st, 31st, 41st, 51st
A
They follow the -entyèm pattern: 21st, Venteyentyèm 31st, Tranteyentyèm 41st, Karanteyentyèm 51st, Senkanteyentyèm 61st, swasanteyentyèm 81st, katreventeyentyèm
5
Q
Exceptions to the -first rule
71st & 91st
A
They end with -onzyèm
71st, swasanonzyèm
91st, katrevenonzyèm
6
Q
22nd
A
Venndezyèm
7
Q
23rd
A
Venntwazyèm
8
Q
24th
A
Vennkatriyèm
9
Q
10th-19th
Repeated in the 70s & 90s
A
10th, dizyèm 11th, onzyèm 12th, douzyèm 13th, trèzyèm 14th, katòzyèm 15th, kenzyèm 16th, sèzyèm 17th, disetyèm 18th, dizuityèm 19th, diznevyèm
10
Q
10th-19th pattern reflected in the 70s & 90s
A
70th, swasanndizyèm 71st, swasannonzyèm 72nd, swasanndouzyèm 73rd, swasanntrèzyèm ...
11
Q
Every 10th ordinal number
A
(-tyèm) 20th, ventyèm 30th, trantyèm 40th, karantyèm 50th, senkantyèm
12
Q
Writing ordinal numbers in creole
A
1st = 1 with ‘ye’ in the upper right corner
All other numbers = # with ‘èm’ in the upper right
