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6. The numerals roku- and hyaku- become rop- and hyap

before counters beginning with h or f; the counters

replace h or f by p. Some speakers use rop- and hyap-
before counters beginning with a basic p also. Some
speakers maintain the basic forms roku-h- and roku-f-,

hyaku-h- and hyaku-f-, insetad of rop-p- and hyap-p-.

rop-pon, roku-hon hyap-pon, hyaku-hon

rop-pai, roku-hai hyap-pai, hyaku-hai

rop-piki, roku-hiki hyap-piki, hyaku-hiki

rop-pun, roku-fun hyap-pun, hyaku-fun
roku-pēji, rop-pēji hyaku-pēji, hyap-pēji

7. The numerals roku- and hyaku- become rok- and hyak-
before counters beginning with k-: rok-ken ‘6 buildings’,

hyak-ken ‘100 buildings.’

8. After san- ‘3’ and nan- ‘how many,’ the elements -sen
meaning ‘thousand,’ -kai ‘floor,’ and -ken ‘buildings’ are

respectively -zen, -gai, and -gen.

san-zen nan-zen