jedidi

Gullah

Gullah numbers (edit)
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    African Cardinal: jedidi
    American Cardinal: sebn
    Ordinal: sebn
    Adverbial: fuh sebn
    Multiplier: sebn-time
    Collective: allsebn

Etymology

From Fula jedidi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛ.di.di/

Adjective

jedidi

  1. seventh

Number

jedidi

  1. seven
    Synonym: sebn

Usage notes

  • Gullah communicates both the number and its ordinal adjective in the same word.

References

  • Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)
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