Senjecas Appendix

Appendix

The Numeral System

• The Senjecan numeral system is vigesimal, i.e., based on the number 20. Each number, from 1 to 20, has its own name. From there the number is named based on the number 20, ẋűr. To make a multiple of 20, a number is placed before ẋűr, e.g. 40, d̬ő ẋur, two twenties. To make an addition to 20, a number is placed after ẋűr, e.g. 43, d̬o ẋűr tir, two twenties and a three. Each number is treated as a whole so that the accent will change leaving the primary accent on the next to last syllable.

100 and its multiples are exceptions. These numbers are treated as collective nouns and so take an -s in the plural. But when followed by a number the form minus the -o is used, with lenition when appropriate. Thus,

100	sa̋to	200	d̬o sa̋tos	202	d̬o sa̋þ d̬o
100,000	bę̋ƶo	200,000	d̬o bę̋ƶo	200,001	d̬o bę̋z d̬o

Table 1. Cardinal Numbers

1	se̋m	11	þűn	21	ẋűr sem	91	ną́l ẋur fǫ̋ sem	101	sa̋þ sem	10,000	ċűmo
2	d̬ő	12	za̋l	22	ẋűr d̬o	92	ną́l ẋur fǫ̋ d̬o	200	d̬o sa̋tos	100,000	bę̋ƶo
3	tı̋r	13	šı̋l	30	ẋűr fǫ			300	tir sa̋tos	1,000,000	vőɱo
4	ną̋l	14	tǫ̋ȝ	40	d̬ő ẋur			400	nąl sa̋tos
5	pe̋n	15	hı̋n	50	d̬o ẋűr fǫ			500	pen sa̋tos
6	rűþ	16	kűs	60	tı̋r ẋur			600	ruþ sa̋tos
7	se̋f	17	ȝǫ̋z	70	tir ẋűr fǫ			700	sef sa̋tos
8	bı̋n	18	ƶa̋	80	ną̋l ẋur			800	bin sa̋tos
9	nűm	19	ᵹı̋m	90	nąl ẋűr fǫ			900	num sa̋tos
10	fǫ̋	20	ẋűr			100	sa̋to	1000	ṭűmo