and thousands are expressed simply by juxtaposition, the multiplier preceding the larger number. Compound numerals are formed by attaching the suffix -no (and) to the higher number and placing the lower one right after it. For example, 47 would be qʼˤanoquno ʕoƛno in Tsez. A number like 72 would be expressed as "sixty-twelve" (łˤonoquno qʼˤayocʼi or łˤonoquno ocʼcʼino qʼˤano). Cardinal numbers (as in English "one, two, three") precede the nouns, which then do not stand in their plural forms but in the singular instead; e.g.: uyno is ("four oxen"). Ordinal numbers (as in English "first, second, third") are constructed by combining the cardinal numbers with the word āƛiru. Hence, qʼˤano āƛiru ɣudi means "the second day". Adverbial numbers (as in English "once, twice, thrice") are constructed by replacing the suffix -no by -x, thus "twice" becomes the adverb qʼˤa-x in Tsez. Expressions like "(for) the second time" are formed using the adverbial number suffix -x and ordinal forming marker āƛiru, thus resulting in the form qʼˤax āƛiru. Sample of the Tsez language This is a Tsez tale written in the Asakh dialect using a Latin-based orthography. Notes Bibliography Khalilov, Majid Sh. (1999). Цезско-русский словарь (Tsez-Russian dictionary). Moskva: Academia. External links A paper about the verb "to begin" in Tsez (by Maria Polinsky) Tsez morphophonology(by Ramazan Rajabov) The class category in Tsez (by Ramazan Rajabov) The double-absolutive construction in Tsez (by Ramazan Rajabov) Tsez (Dido) basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database Agglutinative languages Northeast Caucasian languages Languages of Russia Dagestan Endangered Caucasian languages