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Type D: When the counter starts with the sound of s- the last sound of the
number changes for 1, 8 and 10 as follows: 1 [iss-1, 8 [hass-]
27 ev
and 10 rjiss-1. (Exs. %,%,8)
Type D': Exactly the same as Type D except that th~ initial sound of the
counter with number 3 is z- not s-. (Exs. ,d. 'pair of footwear9)
Type E: When the counter starts with the sound of p-, the last sound of
the number changes for 1, 6, 8 and 10 as follows: 1 [ipp-1, 6
[ropp- 1 rokup-1, 8 [happ- 1 hachi-] and 10 [jipp-1. (Ex. 6- P,
$2 F)
5pe I? When the counter starts with the sound oft-, the initial sound of
the counter changes with regarcl to J,-f and 10 as follows: 1
[iff-], 8 [hhaff-1, 10 [jitt-1. (Exs. B,$,B, b 2)
Irregular Types: The number is a mixture of Japanese numbers and Sino-
1.6 1-A
Japanese numbers. (Exs. %, El, A)
Additional List of Counters
(In 'x'-(y), 'x' indicates an item for which the counter is used and (y) indicates
the type it belongs to.) The list is arranged in the a-i-u-e-o order. The irregu-
lar type, a new type introduced here, requires the use of native Japanese
numerals 1 through a certain number depending on the counter (above which
Sino-Japanese numerals are used).
1. & 'rank 1 place' (A)
C ltL z' LL
EX. -;i's ;.~;/PtYktB7prZBxV-.f~27x t.~=I~Gzt?~l:,
(Johnson was third place in the Japanese speech contest.)
2. -1>F 'inch'(A)
EX. Vii ~3di8.r' ;.-~B&B~?:~
(Yesterday the snow piled up as much as 10 inches.)
* 1
3. RQ 'station' (Irregular: 1 and 2 in the native Japanese numerals)
ea< i:d.?olf if
Ex. % TS~~SHA~~J~CJ?&T.~~