Azirian numbers

This is an overview of number systems in various Azirian languages.

Jarda

In Jarda, numbers can be represented in any base which is convenient, up to base 12.

• 1: ju [ju]
• 2: řal [ɻal]
• 3: đağ [ɟaɣ]
• 4: kun [kun]
• 5: raz [raz]
• 6: kóv [kov]
• 7: noś [nɔɕ]
• 8: řóm [ɻom]
• 9: kóř [koɻ]
• 10: jum [jum]
• 11: vaź [vaʑ]
• 12: źév [ʑev]

Jirra

The Jirra language is related to Lindiga. Compare these numbers with the corresponding Lindiga words:

• 1: swai [sʷai]
• 2: koči [kotʃi]
• 3: miči [mitʃi]
• 4: sirwi [siɾʷi]
• 5: ngwëswi [ŋwəzʷi]
• 6: issi [issʲi]
• 7: xasci [xasci]
• 8: kwasi [kʷazʲi]
• 9: ütti [ʉttʲi]
• 10: cië [ciə]

Lindiga

• 1: rsai [ʂɛi]
• 2: koti [kɔʧi]
• 3: miti [miʧi]
• 4: siři [ʃiɽi]
• 5: ngüorsi [ŋuəʐi]
• 6: issi [iʃʃi]
• 7: chaski [xaski]
• 8: pasi [paʒi]
• 9: ykki [ykki]
• 10: kie [kiə]

Lindiga is also the source for basic numbers in the Minza language: šei, koči, miči, širi, ňuoži, iši, xaski, paži, yki, kie.

Siralla

Siralla numbers use base 8:

• 1: ik [ik]
• 2: nar [nar]
• 3: gar [ɡar]
• 4: zek [zɛk]
• 5: chek [tʃɛk]
• 6: rev [rɛv]
• 7: yel [jɛl]
• 8: kemel [kɛmɛl]

Numbers after 8 add the suffix -mel: ikmel "nine", narmel "ten", etc.

Tirelat

Tirelat uses base 12.

• 1: lii [liː]
• 2: dłaa [dɮaː]
• 3: kim [kim]
• 4: reega [reːɡa]
• 5: vakki [vakki]
• 6: zem [zɛm]
• 7: telił [tɛliɬ]
• 8: syt [sɨt]
• 9: lañu [laŋu]
• 10: nidi [nidi]
• 11: foža [fɔʒa]
• 12: kaž [kaʒ]

Virelli

Virelli, as is typical of Zireen languages, uses base 8.

• 1: hú [hú]
• 2: zá [zá]
• 3: néri [néʐì]
• 4: ņa’i [ɲàʔì]
• 5: séða [séðà]
• 6: háka [hákà]
• 7: gira [ɣìʐà]
• 8: hļú [ɬʲú]

Vizaki

Another Zireen language which uses base 8.

• 1: a [a]
• 2: ti [ti]
• 3: fhei [hei]
• 4: nyy [nɨː]
• 5: šia [ʃia]
• 6: t'aša [tʼaʃa]
• 7: yša [ɨʃa]
• 8: zei [zei]

Zariva

The Zariva number system uses a combination of base 5 and base 7.

The numbers 1-7 are:

• 1: ai [ai]
• 2: ilai [ilai] ("twice one")
• 3: ith [iθ]
• 4: sai [sai]
• 5: min [min]
• 6: minda [minda] ("one more than 5")
• 7: thú [θuː]

Certain multiples of 5 and 7 have specific names:

• 10: hi [hi]
• 15: mist [mist]
• 25: ming [miŋ]
• 125: léshek [leːʃɛk]
• 15,625 (125²): agálik [aɡaːlik]
• 1,953,125 (125³): nuruthkest [nuruθkɛst]

• 49: thúsi [θuːsi]

The numbers from 1 to 125 use various combinations of 5 and 7 with the following affixes: an- (one less), adan- (two less), -ra (one more) -rad (two more), il- (twice), ith (3) and sai (4).

• 8: thúra [θuːra] (7+1)
• 9: anghi [aŋhi] (10-1)
• 10: hi [hi]
• 11: hina [hina] (10+1)
• 12: hinad [hinad] (10+2)
• 13: adammist [adammist] (15-2)
• 14: ilthu [ilθu] (2*7)
• 15: mist [mist]
• 16: mistra [mistra] (15+1)
• 17: mistrad [mistrad] (15+2)
• 18: mistith [mistiθ] (15+3)
• 19: mistsai [mistsai] (15+4)
• 20: mistmin [mistmin] (15+5)
• 21: ithú [iθuː] (3*7)
• 22: ithúra [iθuːra] (3*7+1)
• 23: adamming [adammiŋ] (25-2)
• 24: amming [ammiŋ] (25-1)
• 25: ming [miŋ]
• 26: mingna [miŋna] (25+1)
• 27: mingnad [miŋnad] (25+2)
• 28: saithú [saiθuː] (4*7)
• 29: saithúra [saiθuːra] (4*7+1)
• 30: ilmist [ilmist] (2*15)
• 31: ilmistra [ilmistra] (2*15+1)
• 32: mingthú [miŋθuː] (25+7)
• 33: mingthúra [miŋθuːra] (25+7+1)
• 34: amminthú [amminθuː] (5*7-1)
• 35: minthú [minθuː] (5*7)
• 36: minthúra [minθuːra] (5*7+1)
• 37: minthúrad [minθuːrad] (5*7+2)
• 38: mingadammist [miŋadammist] (25+15-2)
• 39: mingilthú [miŋilθuː] (25+2*7)
• 40: mingmist [miŋmist] (25+15)
• 41: mingmistra [miŋmistra] (25+15+1)
• 42: mindathú [mindaθuː] (6*7)
• 43: mindathúra [mindaθuːra] (6*7+1)
• 44: anithmist [aniθmist] (3*15-1)
• 45: ithmist [iθmist] (3*15)
• 46: ithmistra [iθmistra] (3*15+1)
• 47: adanthúsi [adanθuːsi] (7*7-2)
• 48: anthúsi [anθuːsi] (7*7-1)
• 49: thúsi [θuːsi] (7*7)

After 49, multiples of 7 are less frequently used, and it starts to look more like a base-5 system.

Zharranh

Zharranh uses a base 8 system. Numbers 1-8:

• 1: žar [ʒar]
• 2: kɭiĵu [kɭiʝu]
• 3: tiva [tiva]
• 4: ziđa [zid̪a]
• 5: niʈa [niʈa]
• 6: disa [disa]
• 7: krina [krina]
• 8: mimi [mimi]

Numbers 9-15 are formed by adding the prefix mi- to numbers 1-8 (e.g. nine is "mižar" and 10 is "mikɭiĵu").