Naeso/Math

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Naeso counts in base ten, but also has special terms for expressing hexadecimal numbers.

Decimal number words are formed by stringing the digits together from left to right. For example, 813 is toathopu (eightonethree).

hex numbers

• I certainly do not want Naeso speakers to have to guess on whether a number is dec or hex. How do we avoid this? —FH

2011-5-27

use a completely different set of number words — 1/0 (FH,/0)

number words

• 0 — se
• 1 — tho
• 2 — dy
• 3 — pu
• 4 — gi
• 5 — ba
• 6 — vo
• 7 — zu
• 8 — toa
• 9 — fel

ten

2011-4-19

tthi — 1/3 (MM,/FH,JH,BF,)

2011-4-19

zym — 2/1 (JH,BF,/FH,)

• What would that word even be used for? —FH

eleven

2011-4-19

thoanh — 1/2 (JH,/FH,BF,)

2011-4-19

zym a — 1/2 (BF,/JH,FH,)

• I think this is in regard to hex numbers, so zym a would be inappropriate here. —FH

twelve

2011-4-19

munh — 1/1 (JH,/FH,)

2011-4-19

zym dy — 2/1 (BF,JH,/FH,)

• see above —FH

thirteen

2011-4-19

munh — 1/2 (JH,/FH,BF,)

• Same as twelve —FH

2011-4-19

zym pu — 2/1 (BF,JH,/FH,)

• see above —FH

2011-4-19

syul — 1/2 (JH,/FH,BF,)

fourteen

2011-4-19

doal — 1/2 (JH,/FH,BF,)

2011-4-19

zym gi — 2/1 (BF,JH,/FH,)

• see above —FH

fifteen

2011-4-19

bem — 1/2 (JH,/FH,BF,)

2011-4-19

zym ba — 2/1 (BF,JH,/FH,)

• see above —FH

sixteen

2011-4-19

dzim — 1/2 (JH,/FH,BF,)

2011-4-19

zym vo — 2/1 (BF,JH,/FH,)

• see above —FH