Common Lexeme

cul

Keywords: numbers, counting, mathematics

Pronunciation (IPA): t͡ʃul 
Part of Speech: modifier 
Class: quantifier, number, polarity 
Forms: cul, culyn 
Glosses: zero, none, no times, never 

Description:

The modifier 'cul' is specifically zero as a number. It might be extended colloquially to the idea of 'no' or 'none' for rhetorical effect. Cul takes the pauccal number in ordinary constructions, just like all other numerals except 'ate', 'one'.

'Cul' can also be used as a grammatical quantifier of negative polarity on noun.

The term form 'culyn' means 'none' or 'no times' - it can be a veriant of 'ikkaw' as a modifier of frequency/polarity.

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