Stative verbs may also be called adjectives or even numerals, but they shouldn't be categorised as such. For example, the definition of the verb tahi (“one”) should read the following:...
What looks like the definitive description of Tokelauan grammar describes numerals as a subclass of verbs (similar to the WT:ATKL handling), but also as nouns. See from the bottom of page 12 of the 1986 Tokelau Dictionary (bolding mine):
Numerals are a sub-class of verbs and usually occur after the verbal particle e: e tolu aku ika ‘I have three fish’. They are not used as qualifiers. One can say na maua nā ika e tolu ‘fish were caught which were three, they caught three fish’, but not *na maua na ika tolu. However, in certain constructions numerals can be used nominally: kua lava te lima ‘five are enough’, kua teka te fā ‘it is past four o’clock’, valu te limagafua popo ‘grate five coconuts’.
Presumably then, Tokelauan numerals should have both ===Verb=== and ===Noun=== parts of speech. There should probably also be an explanation somewhere that numeral forms may include suffixation with counter marker -ga- and classifiers such as -fua, -kumi, or -mata.
@Thadh -- Thank you! I wasn't sure if the specific nominalization of numerals was covered by that or whether it deserved separate mention.
I'm curious too if you happen to know -- numerals are treated as a subclass of verbs, and I can't tell if that subclass status implies that the "verb-ness" has limitations compared to other words that more clearly describe actions or states. For instance, while we see e[NUMERAL][subject, etc.], where the e is clearly the particle used before verbs, do we also see things like kua[NUMERAL][subject, etc.] to indicate a past or completed change in state?
Ko au kua tolu hefulu valu tauhaga ― I am thirty eight years old
I don't think numerals have any limitations compared to other stative verbs.
By the way, regarding your previous question about -ga- and the others: I think it's best to analyse these as derived terms, not any productive constructions. Thadh (talk) 19:14, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply