paucal

paucal
adjective /ˈpɔːkəl,ˈpɑkəl/
a) Characterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components.

first-person paucal

b) pertaining to a language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten), as a small group of people; contrast singular, dual, trial and plural.

paucal number


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