Dal'qörian numbers

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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

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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 hundred and 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

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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 sencentö'qenta

1200 sencentö'dienta

1300 sencentö'trenta

1400 sencentö'terenta

1500 sencentö'penta

1600 sencentö'solenta

1700 sencentö'senalta

1800 sencentö'aÞenta

1900 'sencentö'ninenta

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