Multilingual numbers game 2

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby h34 » 2018-10-17, 15:28

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(da) femoghalvfjerds
(no-nb) syttifem

(lt) septyniasdešimt penki
(lv) septiņdesmit pieci

(pl) siedemdziesiąt pięć
(ru) семьдесят пять
(uk) сімдесят п'ять

(et) seitsekümmend viis
(fi) seitsemänkymmentäviisi
(kv) сизимдас вит
(mhr) шымле визыт

(evn) надандяр тунӈа

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby ceid donn » 2018-10-17, 16:03

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(ja) 七十六 (ななじゅうろく)
(id) tujuhpuluh enam
(haw) kanahikukūmono
(nv) tsostsʼidiin dóó baʼąą hastą́ą́
(oj) niizhwaasimidana-ashi-ningodwaaswi
(es-MX) setenta y seis
(ca) setanta-sis
(fr) soixante-seize
(cy) un ar bymtheg a thrigain; saith deg chwech
(br) cʼhwezek ha tri-ugent
(gd) trì fichead 's a sia deug; seachdad 's a sia
(ga) seachtó a sé
(sv) sjuttiofem

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby h34 » 2018-10-17, 17:47

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(da) syvoghalvfjerds
(no-nb) syttisju

(lt) septyniasdešimt septyni
(lv) septiņdesmit septiņi

(pl) siedemdziesiąt siedem
(ru) семьдесят семь
(uk) сімдесят сім

(et) seitsekümmend seitse
(fi) seitsemänkymmentäseitsemän
(kv) сизимдас сизим
(mhr) шымле шымыт

(evn) надандяр надан

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby Multiturquoise » 2018-10-17, 18:16

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(tr) yetmiş sekiz
(de) achtundsiebzig
(el) εβδομήντα οκτώ
native: (tr)
advanced: (en) (el)
intermediate: (fr) (ka)
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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby ceid donn » 2018-10-17, 18:29

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(ja) 七十九 (ななじゅうきゅう)
(id) tujuhpuluh sembilan
(haw) kanahikukūmiwa
(nv) tsostsʼidiin dóó baʼąą náhástʼéí
(oj) niizhwaasimidana-ashi-zhaangaswi
(es-MX) setenta y nueve
(ca) setanta-nou
(fr) soixante-dix neuf
(cy) pedwar ar bymtheg a thrigain; saith deg nau
(br) naontek ha tri-ugent
(gd) trì fichead 's a naoi deug; seachdad 's a naoi
(ga) seachtó a naoi
(sv) sjuttionio

I was writing up a reply for 78 and had to answer a phone call, and when I got back Multiturquoise had posted for 78, but I wanted to share these two for 78 because I find them delightful examples of the Celtic languages' use of vigesimal counting:

(cy) daunaw a thrigain (two nine and three twenty)
(br) triwec'h ha tri-ugent (three six and three twenty)

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby h34 » 2018-10-18, 6:17

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(da) firs
(no-nb) åtti

(lt) aštuoniasdešimt
(lv) astoņdesmit

(ru) восемьдесят
(uk) вісімдесят

(et) kaheksakümmend
(fi) kahdeksankymmentä
(kv) кöкъямысдас
(mhr) кандашле

(evn) дяпкундяр

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby ceid donn » 2018-10-18, 18:22

I had heard Danish numbers are a little odd but I've never studied Danish, so I had to look the etymology of firs. :lol:

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(ja) 八十一 (はちじゅういち)
(id) delapanpuluh satu
(haw) kanawalukūmākahi
(nv) tseebídiin dóó baʼąą tʼááłáʼí
(oj) nishwaasimidana-ashi-bezhig
(es-MX) ochenta y uno
(ca) vuitanta-un
(fr) quatre-vingts-un
(cy) un a pedwar ugain; wyth deg un
(br) unan ha pevar-ugent
(gd) ceithir fichead 's a h-aon; ochdad 's a h-aon
(ga) ochtó a haon
(sv) åttioett

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby h34 » 2018-10-18, 21:03

ceid donn wrote:I had heard Danish numbers are a little odd but I've never studied Danish, so I had to look the etymology of firs. :lol:


Yes, they are a bit odd. :) But I think firs (from firsindstyve, fire sinde tyve, 'four times twenty') is similar to the French quatre-vingts, although in Danish the short form firs isn't really quite as transparent...

The Welsh and Gaelic numbers are really interesting. Does the Welsh un a pedwar ugain literally mean 'one and four twenty'?

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(da) toogfirs
(no-nb) åttito

(lt) aštuoniasdešimt du
(lv) astoņdesmit divi

(ru) восемьдесят два
(uk) вісімдесят два

(et) kaheksakümmend kaks
(fi) kahdeksankymmentäkaksi
(kv-kpv) кöкъямысдас кык
(mhr) кандашле кокыт

(evn) дяпкундяр дюр

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby ceid donn » 2018-10-18, 22:23

h34 wrote:Yes, they are a bit odd. :) But I think firs (from firsindstyve, fire sinde tyve, 'four times twenty') is similar to the French quatre-vingts, although in Danish the short form firs isn't really quite as transparent...

The Welsh and Gaelic numbers are really interesting. Does the Welsh un a pedwar ugain literally mean 'one and four twenty'?


Yes, that is what Wikitionary said about firs. And yes, that's what un a pedwar ugain means. All the Celtic languages used a vigesimal system like that until the 20th century, at least since the later part of the 1st millennium in teh Common Era (prior to that, they used a decimal system like many other European languages). In the 20th century a decimal counting system was (re-)introduced into Welsh, Breton, Scottish Gaelic and Irish by folks who thought this older system was too cumbersome for contemporary life and education--never mind that Basque, Danish and French speakers have been managing well enough with their own respective counting systems. But none of the Celtic languages really completely switched over. Welsh and Scottish Gaelic use both, and so I have to learn both. Breton still largely uses the vigesimal system while Irish is the only Celtic language that now largely uses the decimal system. Cornish and Manx were both spared any fiddling and muckery by people who thought they knew better than everyone else, so both still only have a vigesimal system.

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby ceid donn » 2018-10-18, 22:30

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(ja) 八十三 (はちじゅうさん)
(id) delapanpuluh tiga
(haw) kanawalukūmākolu
(nv) tseebídiin dóó baʼąą tááʼ
(oj) nishwaasimidana-ashi-niswi
(es-MX) ochenta y tres
(ca) vuitanta-tres
(fr) quatre-vingts-trois
(cy) tri a pedwar ugain; wyth deg tri
(br) tri ha pevar-ugent
(gd) ceithir fichead 's a trì; ochdad 's a trì
(ga) ochtó a trí
(sv) åttiotre

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby h34 » 2018-10-19, 6:15

@ ceid donn: Thanks a lot for your explanations!

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(da) fireogfirs
(no-nb) åttifire

(lt) aštuoniasdešimt keturi
(lv) astoņdesmit četri

(ru) восемьдесят четыре
(uk) вісімдесят чотири

(et) kaheksakümmend neli
(fi) kahdeksankymmentäneljä
(kv-kpv) кöкъямысдас нёль
(mhr) кандашле нылыт

(evn) дяпкундяр дыгин

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby ceid donn » 2018-10-19, 22:37

You’re welcome, h34. I tried not to write a whole dissertation on it but suffice to say, Celtic languages have a complicated history, like pretty much any other language. :whistle:

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(ja) 八十五 (はちじゅうご)
(id) delapanpuluh lima
(haw) kanawalukūmālima
(nv) tseebídiin dóó baʼąą ashdlaʼ
(oj) nishwaasimidana-ashi-naanan
(es-MX) ochenta y cinco
(ca) vuitanta-cinc
(fr) quatre-vingts-cinq
(cy) pemp a pedwar ugain; wyth deg pump
(br) pemp ha pevar-ugent
(gd) ceithir fichead 's a còig; ochdad 's a còig
(ga) ochtó a cúig
(sv) åttiofem

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby h34 » 2018-10-20, 5:27

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(da) seksogfirs
(no-nb) åttiseks

(lt) aštuoniasdešimt šeši
(lv) astoņdesmit seši

(ru) восемьдесят шесть
(uk) вісімдесят шiсть

(et) kaheksakümmend kuus
(fi) kahdeksankymmentäkuusi
(kv-kpv) кöкъямысдас квайт
(mhr) кандашле кудыт

(evn) дяпкундяр нюӈун

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby ceid donn » 2018-10-20, 18:34

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(ja) 八十七 (はちじゅうなな; はちじゅうしち)
(id) delapanpuluh tujuh
(haw) kanawalukūmāhiku
(nv) tseebídiin dóó baʼąą tsosts'id
(oj) nishwaasimidana-ashi-niizhwaaswi
(es-MX) ochenta siete
(ca) vuitanta-set
(fr) quatre-vingts-sept
(cy) saith a pedwar ugain; wyth deg saith
(br) seizh ha pevar-ugent
(gd) ceithir fichead 's a seachd; ochdad 's a seachd
(ga) ochtó a seacht
(sv) åttiosju

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby h34 » 2018-10-20, 20:19

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(da) otteogfirs
(no-nb) åttiåtte

(lt) aštuoniasdešimt aštuoni
(lv) astoņdesmit astoņi

(ru) восемьдесят восемь
(uk) вісімдесят вісім

(et) kaheksakümmend kaheksa
(fi) kahdeksankymmentäkahdeksan
(mhr) кандашле кандаше

(evn) дяпкундяр дяпкун

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby ceid donn » 2018-10-21, 3:42

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(ja) 八十九 (はちじゅうきゅう)
(id) delapanpuluh sembilan
(haw) kanawalukūmāiwa
(nv) tseebídiin dóó baʼąą náhástʼéí
(oj) nishwaasimidana-ashi-zhaangaswi
(es-MX) ochenta nueve
(ca) vuitanta-nou
(fr) quatre-vingts-neuf
(cy) nau a pedwar ugain; wyth deg nau
(br) nav ha pevar-ugent
(gd) ceithir fichead 's a naoi; ochdad 's a naoi
(ga) ochtó a naoi
(sv) åttionio

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby h34 » 2018-10-21, 19:56

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(da) halvfems
(no-nb) nitti

(pl) dziewięćdziesiąt
(ru) девяносто
(uk) дев'яносто

(lt) devyniasdešimt
(lv) deviņdesmit

(et) üheksakümmend
(fi) yhdeksänkymmentä
(mhr) индешле

(evn) егиндяр

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby ceid donn » 2018-10-21, 21:04

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(ja) 九十一 (きゅうじゅういち)
(id) sembilanpuluh satu
(haw) kanaiwakūmākahi
(nv) náhástʼédiin dóó baʼąą tʼááłáʼí
(oj) zhaangasimidana-ashi-bezhig
(es-MX) noventa y uno
(ca) noranta-un
(fr) quatre-vingt onze
(cy) unarddeg a pedwar ugain; naw deg un
(br) unnek ha pevar-ugent
(gd) ceithir fichead 's a h-aon deug; naochdad 's a h-aon
(ga) nócha a haon
(sv) nittioen

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby voron » 2018-10-22, 6:02

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(be) дзевяноста два
(pl) dziewięćdziesiąt dwa
(ru) девяносто два
(sr) devedeset dva
(ro) nouăzeci și doi
(it) novantadue
(az) doxsan iki
(tr) doksan iki
(ku) nod û du
(fa) نود و دو
(ar) إثنان وتسعون

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Re: Multilingual numbers game 2

Postby ceid donn » 2018-10-22, 12:59

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(ja) 九十三 (きゅうじゅうさん)
(id) sembilanpuluh tiga
(haw) kanaiwakūmākolu
(nv) náhástʼédiin dóó baʼąą tááʼ
(oj) zhaangasimidana-ashi-niswi
(es-MX) noventa y tres
(ca) noranta-tres
(fr) quatre-vingt treize
(cy) triarddeg a pedwar ugain; naw deg tri
(br) trezek ha pevar-ugent
(gd) ceithir fichead 's a trì deug; naochdad 's a trì
(ga) nócha a trí
(sv) nittiotre
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