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The Dalcurian numeral system is based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigesimal vigesimal system] or base 20 system. In fact, it | The Dalcurian numeral system is based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigesimal vigesimal system] or base 20 system. In fact, it is very similar to French numerals in that numbers from 30 to 39 are made up of 20 + 11, 12, 13 etc. ''Forty'' is literally ''two twenties'' (twenty takes a plural ending), 41 is ''two twenties and one'', 50 is ''two twenties and ten'', 55 is ''two twenties and fifteen'', etc. 60 is ''three twenties'', 80 is ''four twenties'' until 100, which has its own name of '''qenta'''. However, unlike French and similar to German, the smaller digit goes first up to 100. | ||
=='''Cardinal numbers'''== | =='''Cardinal numbers'''== | ||
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1000 '''sencenta''' | 1000 '''sencenta''' | ||
Numbers above this follow a similar pattern: | |||
1001 '''sencentö'on''' | |||
1019 '''sencentö'ninasenta''' | |||
1035 '''sencentö-pensentö'dionta''' Lit: one thousand and fifteen and twenty | |||
1060 '''sencentö-tre'diontel''' Lit: one thousand and three twenties | |||
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1300 | |||
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The Dalcurian numeral system is based on the vigesimal system or base 20 system. In fact, it is very similar to French numerals in that numbers from 30 to 39 are made up of 20 + 11, 12, 13 etc. Forty is literally two twenties (twenty takes a plural ending), 41 is two twenties and one, 50 is two twenties and ten, 55 is two twenties and fifteen, etc. 60 is three twenties, 80 is four twenties until 100, which has its own name of qenta. However, unlike French and similar to German, the smaller digit goes first up to 100.
Cardinal numbers
0 döqu
1 on
2 dion
3 tre
4 tera
5 pen
6 hec
7 senal
8 aÞ
9 nina
10 senta
11 onsenta
12 dionsenta
13 tresenta
14 terasenta
15 pensenta
16 hecsenta
17 senalsenta
18 aÞsenta
19 ninasenta
20 dionta
21 onö'dionta
22 dionö'dionta
23 treö'dionta
24 terö'dionta
25 penö'dionta
26 hecö'dionta
27 senalö'dionta
28 aÞö'dionta
29 ninö'dionta
30 sentö'dionta Lit: ten & twenty
31 onsentö'dionta
32 dionsentö'dionta
33 tresentö'dionta
34 terasentö'dionta
35 pensentö'dionta
36 hecsentö'dionta
37 senalsentö'dionta
38 aÞsentö'dionta
39 ninasentö'dionta
40 dion'diontel Lit: two twenties-note the plural ending
41 dion'diontelö'on: Lit: two twenties and one
50 dion'diontelö'senta
60 tre'diontel Lit: three twenties
80 tera'diontel Lit: four twenties
100 qenta
For numbers after 100, all numerals under 100 go AFTER qenta. qenta also looses it's a and adds ö:
101 qentö'on
105 qentö'pen
116 qentö'hecsenta
If writing numerals, then qenta and subsequent denominations in the hundreds (200, 300 400 etc) are separated by a dash:
125 qentö-penö'dionta Lit: one hundred and five and twenty
130 qentö-sentö'dionta Lit: one hundred and ten and twenty
137 qentö-senalsentö'dionta Lit: one and hundred seventeen and twenty
140 qentö-dion'diontel Lit: one hundred and two twenties
141 qentö-dion'diontelö'on Lit: one hundred and two twenties and one
You can easily deduce the pattern up to 199. Numerals 200, 300, 400 up to 900 have their own names. Forming numerals from this point is the same, replacing qentö appropriately:
200 dienta
300 trenta
400 terenta (be careful when using 300 and 400 as they sound very similar; Dalcurians often stress the 1st syllable in terenta to make a clear distinction from trenta).
500 penta
600 solenta
700 senalta
800 aÞenta
900 ninenta
1000 sencenta
Numbers above this follow a similar pattern:
1001 sencentö'on
1019 sencentö'ninasenta
1035 sencentö-pensentö'dionta Lit: one thousand and fifteen and twenty
1060 sencentö-tre'diontel Lit: one thousand and three twenties
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
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