080 OF THE NUMERALS.

132. A double set of characters of the Cardinal Numbers are here
given; the first being the Common Malayalim form; the second a form introduced by Europeans.



133. Fractions are written thus,

134. Ordinal numbers are formed by the addition of ആം or ആമത്തെ to the Cardinal numbers; thus

135. Adverbs of order are formed by adding ആമത to the Cardinal numbers; as,
ഒന്നാമത, first.
രണ്ടാമത, secondly.
മൂന്നാമത, thirdly.
നാലാമത, fourthly, andc.
136. The Cardinal numbers with the exception of ഒന്ന one, the use of which has already been pointed out, are used as nouns, or adjectives; when as the latter, they are placed before their substantives and governed by the same laws as other adjectives. As nouns, they are used absolutely, or placed after nouns and regularly declined; as,
ഒന്ന വന്നു, One came.
അവയിൽ രണ്ട പൊയി, Two of them went.
അവയിൽ രണ്ടിന്റെ കാല ഒടിഞ്ഞുപൊയി.
The legs of two of them are broken.
137. Our words, by pairs, by threes, &c. are usually expressed thus, for the masculine and feminine gender: but any noun may be placed after the numbers; as,

The higher numbers are expressed.
അമ്പതമ്പത പെരായിട്ട, or അമ്പതീത പെരായിട്ട, By fifties,
നൂറനൂറ പെരായിട്ട, „ നൂറീത പെരായിട്ട, By hundreds.
Our phrases at the rate of, or so much to each; if the sum be under nine, is rendered by repeating the number as above. All sums above eight may be expressed in two ways; as,
ൟ പശുക്കൾക്ക എത്ര പണം വീതം കൊടുത്തു? ഇരുപതീത പണം, or ഇരുപത ഇരുപത പണം കൊടുത്തു.
At what rate did you buy, or did you give for these cows? I gave at the rate of 20 fanams each.
നമ്മുടെ ആശാരിമാൎക്ക അമ്പതീത, or അമ്പതമ്പത പണം സമ്മാനമായിട്ട കൊടുത്തു.
I gave fifty fanams to each of my Carpenters as a present.
The following forms are used for all genders, with the noun understood.