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").

Zireen languages

Zireen languages commonly use base eight. Numbers above eight are represented by various means: prefixes (such as Zharranh "mi-"), suffixes (such as Yasaro "-na"), or just saying "eight one", "eight two", and so on as separate words. Here is a comparison of basic numbers in some of the Zireen languages:

	Virelli	Vizaki	Zharranh	Jaradh	Yasaro	Simik
one	hú	a	žar	jar	àu	vá:
two	zá	ti	kɭiĵu	griizhiu	nhúlu	zain
three	néri	fhei	tiva	t'iiwa	làku	yaika
four	ņa'i	nyy	ziđa	ziitha	čę́pi	xu:
five	séða	šia	niʈa	diidra	tìa	íx
six	háka	t'aša	disa	tuisa	są̀rę	tazâ
seven	gira	yša	krina	griida	vǔki	zizâ
eight	hļú	zei	mimi	miimui	nùa	câi
nine	hļú hú	azei	mižar	muijar	aúna	vá:câi
ten	hļú zá	tizei	mikɭiĵu	muigriizhiu	nhúna	zaincâi