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CONTENTS
CARDINALS AND ORDINALS
The table below will supply the cardinal (one, two ...) and ordinal (first,
second ...) numbers.
| IN DIGITS |
CARDINALS |
ORDINALS |
| 0 |
zero |
- |
| 1 |
un, una |
primêr, -a; priym, -a |
| 2 |
dous |
secûnd, -a |
| 3 |
treis |
tertz, -a |
| 4 |
quatro |
quart, -a |
| 5 |
cinq |
quint, -a |
| 6 |
sêix |
sext, -a ['sɛʃt,
-a] |
| 7 |
seut |
séutim, -a |
| 8 |
oito |
ôitav, -a |
| 9 |
nôu (bef. vowels: nov) |
nóvim, -a |
| 10 |
dzeç |
décim, -a |
| 11 |
ûnci |
ûnceim, -a |
| 12 |
douci |
douceim, -a |
| 13 |
treici |
treiceim, -a |
| 14 |
quattorci |
quattorceim, -a |
| 15 |
quinci |
quinceim, -a |
| 16 |
seici |
seiceim, -a |
| 17 |
dzêcisseut |
dzêcisséutim, -a |
| 18 |
dzêçoito |
dzêçôitav, -a |
| 19 |
dzêcinôu (bef. vowels: dzêcinov) |
dzêcinóvim, -a |
| 20 |
vinti |
vinteim, -a |
| 21 |
vinti-un, -a |
vinti-únim, -a |
| 22 |
vinti-dous |
vinti-secûnd, -a |
| 23 |
vinti-treis |
vinti-tertz, -a |
| 30 |
trinta |
trinteim, -a |
| 31 |
trinta-un, -a |
trinta-únim, -a |
| 32 |
trinta-dous |
trinta-secûnd, -a |
| 40 |
quaranta |
quaranteim, -a |
| 41 |
quaranta-un, -a |
quaranta-únim, -a |
| 42 |
quaranta-dous |
quaranta-secûnd, -a |
| 50 |
cinquanta |
cinquanteim, -a |
| 60 |
sêixanta |
sêixanteim, -a |
| 70 |
seutanta |
seutanteim, -a |
| 80 |
ôitanta |
ôitanteim, -a |
| 90 |
novanta |
novanteim, -a |
| 100 |
cent |
centeim, -a |
| 101 |
cent-ê-un, -a |
cent-ê-únim, -a |
| 102 |
cent-ê-dous |
cent-ê-secûnd, -a |
| 110 |
cent-dzeç |
cent-décim, -a |
| 200 |
doucenti |
doucenteim, -a |
| 201 |
doucenti-un, -a |
doucenti-únim, -a |
| 210 |
doucenti-dzeç |
doucenti-décim, -a |
| 300 |
treis-centi |
treis-centeim, -a |
| 400 |
quatro-centi |
quatro-centeim, -a |
| 500 |
cinq-centi |
cinq-centeim, -a |
| 600 |
sêix-centi |
sêix-centeim, -a |
| 700 |
seut-centi |
seut-centeim, -a |
| 800 |
oito-centi |
oito-centeim, -a |
| 900 |
nôu-centi |
nôu-centeim, -a |
| 1000 |
mil |
milleim, -a |
| 1001 |
mil-ê-un, -a |
mil-ê-únim, -a |
| 1002 |
mil-ê-dous |
mil-ê-secûnd, -a |
| 1010 |
mil dzeç |
mil décim, -a |
| 1100 |
mil cent |
mil centeim, -a |
| 1984 |
mil nôu-centi ôitanta-quatro |
mil nôu-centi ôitanta-quart, -a |
| 2000 |
dous-mil |
dous-milleim, -a |
| 3000 |
treis-mil |
treis-milleim, -a |
| 10,000 |
dzeç-mil |
dzeç-milleim, -a |
| 100,000 |
cent-mil |
cent-milleim, -a |
| 1,000,000 |
milhoun |
milhoneim, -a |
| 1,000,000,000 |
bilhoun |
bilhoneim, -a |
| 1,000,000,000,000 |
trilhoun |
trilhoneim, -a |
For 'first' the normal term is primêr. In many
idiomatic expressions and phrases priym is used,
however. Examples: Mîa primêra escola yera en lâ
campanha (My first school was in the countryside). BUT: El
priym ministro sûmiyse lâ sûa demixoun al Rey (The Prime [i.e. First]
Minister submitted his resignation to the King).
COLLECTIVES
A list of the most common nouns indicating collective numerals:
| couple (of) |
coupla (f) |
| pair (of) |
par (m) |
| about three |
tertzaina (f) |
| about four |
quartaina (f) |
| about five |
quintaina (f) |
| about six |
sextaina (f) [sɛʃ'taĭna] |
| about seven |
seutaina (f) |
| about eight |
ôitaina (f) |
| about nine |
novaina (f) |
| about ten |
dêcaina (f) |
| dozen, about 12 |
doceina (f) |
| about 15 |
quinceina (f) |
| about 20 |
vinteina (f) |
| about 30 |
trinteina (f) |
| about 100 |
centaina (f) |
FRACTIONS
The numerator is denoted by the cardinal, and the denominator by the ordinal,
e.g.:
dous tertz, -a (two thirds),
oito quinceim, -a (eight fifteenth).
Exception: 'half' is expressed by the adjective medz,
-a: un medz (one half),
dous ê medz (two and a half). But in compounds,
secûnd is used, e.g.: dous ê
treis trinta-secûnd (two and three thirty-secondth).
MULTIPLICATIVES
| double |
dûplo, -a; dzul, -a |
| triple |
triplo, -a |
| quadruple |
quadrûplo, -a |
| fivefold |
quintûplo, -a |
| sixfold |
sextûplo, -a [sɛʃ'tuplu] |
| sevenfold |
septûplo, -a |
| eightfold |
octûplo, -a |
| ninefold |
nonûplo, -a |
| tenfold |
dêcûplo, -a |
| hundredfold |
centûplo, -a |
For 'double', the usual form is dûplo. But in
many colloquial expressions, the non-learned form dzul
is used, e.g.: dzula visioun (double vision),
jocar dzul (to play doubles).
TIME OF DAY
The following expressions indicate how time of the day is shown in Tundrian:
| What time is it? |
Qué houra és? |
| It is one o'clock. |
És la una (houra). |
| It is three o'clock (a.m.). |
Son le treis (houre). |
| It is three o'clock (p.m.). |
AS ABOVE, or: Son le quinci (houre). |
| It is half past four. |
Son le quatro ê medza. |
| It is quarter past four. |
Son le quatro ê (una) quarta. |
| It is quarter to four. |
Son le quatro min (una) quarta. |
| Ten minutes past five. |
Cinq houre dzeç (minuti). |
| Ten minutes to five. |
Cinq houre min dzeç (minuts). |
| It is noon. |
És la medzi. |
| It is midnight. |
És la medzanoit. |
| At eight o'clock in the evening. |
A las oito (houras) de lâ seira. |
| At exactly six o'clock. |
A las sêix (houras) pûntas. |
| At about (towards) two o'clock. |
A circa de las dous / Vêrs las dous. |
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