Numbers in your Conlang! :)

[SostiMatiko]

In the Systematic Language, there is an exoteric easy system of
Numbers:
edno =1, duo =2, xero =hand or 5, and dexo =10 are used to expressed all numbers in everyday life;
to say 3, a practical improvised way is "to to to" ("that, that, and that"), or duo edno (2+1).
du means "to double", xer =multiply by 5, dex =multiply by 10; so e.g. dex dex dexo = 10x10x10 =1000.
e.g. 1821 can be expressed as dex dex dexo (kas) du du du dex dexo du dexo edno.
Or: edno (1), du du duo (8), duo (2), edno (1).
For a fraction, e.g. 22/7, we can say "xero duo mera du dexo duo" ("of 7 parts, 22").

But for the advanced learners
There is also an esoteric usage of words as number in a mathematic context:
(to make clear it means a number, it may have to be preceded by "aritmo" or "so"):
1=edno, 2=duo, 3=orto, 4=stawro, 5=xero, 6=iso, 7=giuro, 8=geo, 9=ano, 10=dexo,
11=jadero, 12=zojo, 13=erxo, 14=mito, 15=kako, 16=ewo, 17=kino, 18=eo, 19=newo
20=podo, 400=podaro,
(the suffix -ar(o) in arithmetic context forms the square number)
100=dexaro or oiko,
10000=oikaro, 1000=mego, 1000000=megaro, 1000000000000 (a million millions)=megararo
The suffix -ak(o) can be used for a part, e.g. aritmo duako=1/2 (half), so isako=1/6 (one sixth), etc.
If you learn the basic vocabulary, i will explain the esoteric system, see my blog, thank you.

[~jakip]

Numbres as Spitind / Numbers in Spitind:
0: zeri
1: uni
2: dui
3: tri
4: kūatri
5: kinkūi
6: si
7: seti
8: oti
9: nini
10: dici (11 unidici, 12 duidici...)
20: vinti
30: triti
40: kūanti
50: kinti
60: sinti
70: setu
80: otus
90: niti
100: centi (duicenti, tricenti, ...)
1000: mil (duimil, trimil, ...)
Milion: mition (duimition, trimition, ...)
Billion: miuni (midui, mitri, ...)

[Ashucky]

Well, I think it's time I update the list of numbers in my conlangs, so here it is - below's the list of numbers from 0 to 10 in all my (active or inactive) languages:

(Celestial) Laefêvëši: (main conlang)
mítta - sá - vrâ - lía - mâ - lúe - lái - léi - lêja - fará - šála

Harākti: (completely redone; from Proto-Indo-European)
nān - sen - duā - trēie - kuetōr - penkē - sueks - septān - haktō - nevin - dekint

Karnišna: (from Proto-Slavic)
näč - ana - dvä - tri - štyr - pät - šes - seën - wësn - dvät - dsät

Gathrírn: (inspired by Celtic languages)
naedh - oand - dhai - lhean - haijh - koic - hwies - sealh - nyenh - nuejoa - doerth

Old Gutiskar: (from Proto-Germanic)
núllun - ainar - twai - þrír - fedwor - fimf - sehs - sebun - ahtou - newun - tehun

Tainyren:
hana - ore - kja - sai - tan - mas - lare - ere - suita - zene - neme

Settaka:
geno - sen - kei - hun - rön - eer - pai - vär - čëin - goin - räin

Saitlaa:
käänħ - čenħ - oonħ - enħ - soonħ - čoonħ - jönħ - läänħ - šünħ - mänħ - haanħ

Kompekh:
ptaht - marn - štând - flaik - êrsk - ǧoj - kaog - pôkþ - žûkka - blôz - nlauž

Vateno:
typ - lep - rap - køp - rep - kup - gop - dip - swp - sæp - søp


I like it to be colourful, sorry (not really)

[NightBreeze]

Numbers in Atävia:

0 - ei.
1 - nai.
2 - vei.
3 - yemi.
4 - kai.
5 - kemi.
6 - revi.
7 - lavi.
8 - hari.
9 - neiya.

10 - naira.
20 - veira.
30 - yëmira.
(...)
100 - naiken.
200 - veiken.
300 - yëmiken.
(...)
1000 - nairi.
2000 - veiri.
3000 - yëmiri.
(...)
1 million - naiko.
2 millions - veiko.
3 millions - yëmiko.
(...)

Example: 123.456.789 - naiken-veira-yëmiko-kaiken-këmira-rëviri-läviken-härira-neiya.

[ektele]

Izkaironki / Güçen

0. ωνγα ['onga] / zéro ['ze:ro]
1. βυ [bu] / nu [nʊ]
2. δῃ [dej] / tú [tu:]
3. ζιτ [zit] / drí [dri:]
4. πακ [pak] / fúö ['fu:œ]
5. μᾳκ [majk] / fív [fi:v]
6. ατωα [a'toa] / síç [si:ç]
7. βλωβα ['bloba] / sebn ['sebn]
8.ιτωνγα [i'tonga] / óht ['o:xt]
9. σαβάμ [sa'bam] níön ['ni:œn]
10. γες [ges] / tän [tɛn]

11. βυγες ['buges] / elvön ['elvœn]
12. δῃγες ['dejges] / cwälv [tswɛlv]
13. ζίτιγες ['zitiges] / drítän ['dri:tɛn]
14. πάκιγες ['pakiges] fúötän ['fu:œtɛn
15. μᾴκιγες ['majkiges] / fívtän ['fi:ftɛn]
16. ατώαγες [a'toages] / síçtän [si:çtɛn]
17. βλώβαγες ['blobages] / sebntän ['sebntɛn]
18. ιτώνγαγες [i'tongages] / óhttän ['o:xtɛn]
19. σαβάμιγες [sa'bamiges] / níöntän ['ni:œntɛn]

20. δειωνγα [de'jonga] / cwäniç [tswɛntɪç]
21. δειωνγα-βυ [de'jongabu] / nuäntcwäntiç ['nʊɛn'tswɛntɪç]
22. δειωνγα-δῃ [de'jongadej] / túäntcwäntiç ['tu:ɛn'tswɛntɪç]
23. δειωνγα-ζιτ [de'jongazit] / dríäntcwäntiç ['dri:ɛn'tswɛntɪç]
24. δειωνγα-πακ [de'jongapak] / fúöäntcwäntiç ['fu:œɛn'tswɛntɪç]
25. δειωνγα-μᾳκ [de'jongamajk] / fíväntcwäntiç ['fi:vɛn'tswɛntɪç]
26. δειωνγα-ατωα [de'jongaa'toa] / síçäntcwäntiç ['si:çɛn'tswɛntɪç]
27. δειωνγα-βλωβα [de'jonga'bloba] / sebnäntcwäntiç ['sebnɛn'tswɛntɪç]
28. δειωνγα-ιτωνγα [de'jongai'tonga] / óhtäntcwäntiç ['o:xtɛn'tswɛntɪç]
29. δειωνγα-σαβάμ [de'jongasa'bam] / níönäntcwäntiç ['ni:œnɛn'tswɛntɪç]

30. ζιτωνγα [zi'tonga] / drítiç ['dri:tɪç]
40. πακωνγα [pa'konga] / fúötiç ['fu:œtɪç]
50. μᾳκωνγα [maj'konga] / fívtiç ['fi:ftɪç]
60. ατωαωνγα [atoa'onga] / síçtiç ['si:çtɪç]
70. βλωβαωνγα [bloba'onga] / sebntiç ['sebntɪç]
80. ιτωνγαωνγα [itonga'onga] / óhttiç ['o:xtɪç]
90. σαβαμωνγα [saba'monga] / níöntiç ['ni:œntɪç]
100. πᾳ [paj] / nuhundret [nʊ'hʊndrət]
110. πᾳ ικα γες [paj 'ika ges] / nuhundrettän [nʊ'hʊndrəttɛn]
120. πᾳ ικα δειωνγα [paj 'ika de'jonga] / nuhundretcwäntiç [nʊ'hʊndrətswɛntɪç]
143. πᾳ ικα πακωνγα-ζιτ [paj 'ika pa'kongazit] / nuhundretdríäntfúötiç [nʊ'hʊndrət'dri:ɛnt'fu:œtɪç]
...
200. δῃπᾳ ['dejpaj] / túhundret ['tu:'hʊndrət]
300. ζίτιπᾳ ['zitipaj] / drí:hundret ['dri:'hʊndrət]
400. πάκιπᾳ ['pakipaj] / fúöhundret ['fu:œ'hʊndrət]
...
1000. τενι ['teni] / nudawzent [nʊ'daʊzənt]
1376. τενι ζίτιπᾳ ικα βλωβαωνγα-ατωα ['teni 'zitipaj 'ika bloba'ongaa'toa] / nudawzentdríhundretsíçäntsebntiç [nʊ'daʊzənt'dr:i'hʊndrət'si:çɛnt'sebntɪç]

[k1234567890y]

Lonmai Luna/Liunan(a priori, Lomnai Luna languages):

Lonmai Luna has a base-20 system:

-0: ma([ma])
-1: hi([hi])
-2: ta([ta])
-3: ti([ti])
-4: bo([bo])
-5: mi([mi])
-6: te([me])
-7: pa([pa])
-8: da([da])
-9: wo([wa])
-10: yu([ju])
-11: he([he])
-12: ha([ha])
-13: tai([tai])
-14: be([be])
-15: wi([wi])
-16: dai([dai])
-17: to([to])
-18: so([so])
-19: sai([sai])
-20: hi-ma([hima])

----
Nevotak(a priori, Nevotak languages):

Nevotak has a base-8 system:

-1: (h)i([i])
-2: tu([tu])
-3: na([na])
-4: bi([bi])
-5: rob([ɺob])
-6: hob([hob])
-7: mi([mi])
-8: kak([kak])
-64: rin([ɺin])
-512: kib([kib])
-4096: hiat([hiat])
-32768: daak([da:k])

----
Old Nevotak(a priori, Nevotak languages):

Old Nevotak is the ancestor of Nevotak, it has a base-8 system:

-1: hi-([hi])
-2: tu-([tu])
-3: na-(['na])
-4: bi-(['bi])
-5: rob-(['rob])
-6: gob-(['gob])
-7: mi-(['mi])
-8: kak-(['kak])
-64: rinwa(['rinwa])
-512: kibwa(['kibwa])
-4096: giwatma([gi'watma])
-32768: dayakma([da'jakma])

----
Basanawa(a posteriori, Ingvaeonic west-germanic indo-european languages):

-1: een~en/一([i:n]~[en])
-2: twee/二([twi:])
-3: drai/三([drai])
-4: fiur~fier/四([fiur]~[fi:r])
-5: faif~fimf/五([faif]~[fimf])
-6: sex/六([seks])
-7: sivën~sif/七(['sivən]~[sif])
-8: acht/八([axt])
-9: niun~nigën/九([niun]~['nigən])
-10: ten/十([ten])
-11: elvën~elf/十一(['elvən]~[elf])
-12: twelf/十二([twelf])
-13: draitin/十三(['draitin])
-14: fiurtin~fiertin/十四(['fiurtin]~['firtin])
-15: fiftin/十五(['fiftin])
-16: sextin/十六(['sekstin])
-17: sivëntin/十七(['sivəntin])
-18: achtin/十八(['axtin])
-19: niuntin/十九(['niuntin])
-20: twentig/二十(['twentiç])
-30: drietig/三十(['dri:tiç])
-40: fiurtig~fiertig/四十(['fiurtiç]~['fi:rtiç])
-50: fiftig/五十(['fiftiç])
-60: sextig/六十(['sekstiç])
-70: sivëntig/七十(['sivəntiç])
-80: achtig/八十(['axtiç])
-90: niuntig/九十(['niuntiç])
-hundred: hundërd/百(['hundərt])
-thousand: dausënd/千(['dausənt])

[Fox Saint-Just]

Here are the numbers in Xetlaqui. Numbers that end in vowel add a -h when they have to be attached to a word beginning with a vowel.


0 - phol
1 - han
2 - vo
3 - er
4 - na
5 - cheo
6 - vez
7 - za
8 - aor
9 - in
10 - thez

11 - thezhan
12 - thezvo
13 - thezer
14 - thezna
15 - thezcheo
16 - thezvez
17 - thehza
18 - thezaor
19 - thezin
20 - vohez

21 - vohezhan
22 - vohezvo
30 - erhez
40 - nahez
50 - cheohez
60 - vehez
70 - zahez
80 - aorhez
90 - inhez

100 - heryu
200 - voheryu
300 - erheryu
400 - naheryu
500 - cheoheryu
1000 - dizach


And here are the numbers in Ardlang.


0 - nul
1 - un
2 - du
3 - san
4 - cha
5 - pen
6 - lyu
7 - sep
8 - pa
9 - nav
10 - dek

11 - dekun
12 - dekdu
13 - deksan
20 - dudek
21 - dudekun
30 - sandek
40 - chadek
50 - pendek
100 - bak
200 - dubak
1000 - kil

[ShounenRonin]

0- O
1- Al
2- sale
3- binta
4- hoca
5- hago
6- seba
7- yaba
8- goza
9- quiza
10- Alo
11- Alal
12- Alsale
13- Albinta
14- Alhoca
15- Alhago
16- Alseba
17- Alyaba
18- Algoza
19- Alquiza
20- Saleo

[Qarlfraer]

In garese, it's a base 12 system with use of dual-forms.

1- án
2 - ánu (one pair)
3 - ér
4 - ánuz (two pairs)
5 - sú
6 - éru (tree pairs)
7 - íp
8 - anúzu (four pairs)
9 - ák
10 - zí (five pairs)
11 - íb

12 - éruz (6 pairs, lit. a pair of tree pairs = 6 pairs) ~10
13 - éruz-án (6 pairs + 1)
14 - éruz-ánu (6 pairs + 1 pair)
15 - éruz-ér (6 pairs + 3)
16 - éruz-ánuz (6 pairs + 2 pairs)
17 - éruz-sú (6 pairs + 5)
18 - éruz-éru (6 pairs + 3 pairs)
19 - éruz-íp (6 pairs + 7)
20 - éruz-anúzu (6 pairs + 4 pairs)
21 - éruz-ák (6 pairs + 9)
22 - éruz-zí (6 pairs + 5 pairs)
23 - éruz-íb (6 pairs + 11)

24 - erúzu (12 pairs) ~20
36 - eréruz (3 * 12) ~30
48 - erúzum (24 pairs) ~40
60 - súeruz (5 * 12) ~50
72 - eréruzu (36 pairs) ~60
84 - ipéruz (7 * 12) ~70
96 - erúzumu (48 pairs) ~80
108 - akéruz (9 * 12) ~90
120 - súeruzu (60 pairs) ~100
132 - ibéruz (11 * 12) ~110
144 - eréruzum (72 pairs) ~120

I haven't gotten further than this, and as you'll see, the dual forms stack up one one another (ér, éru, éruz, erúzu, erúzum, erúzumu, ...) and I don't know where this will end...

[emorjon2]

in astuurusprêm:


1: Wan
2: Bi
3: Tri
4: Kvi
5: Fi
6: Si
7: Ci (pronounced shi)
8: Kri
9: Ni
10: Wun

11: Wunwan
12: Wunbi
13: Wuntri
14: Wunkvi
15: Wunfi
16: Wunsi
17: Wunci
18: Wunkri
19: Wunni

20: bewun
30: trewun
40: kvewun
50: fewun
60: sewun
70: cewun
80: krewun
90: newun

100: bun
1 000: trun
10 000: kvun
100 000: fun
1 000 000: sun
10 000 000: cun
100 000 000: krun
1 000 000 000: nun


123 456 789: bunbewuntrefunkvebunfewunsetruncebunkrewunni

[Ashucky]

Ok, I'm just wondering, does (almost) everyone here use a decimal system in their conlangs? If not, which other system do you use?

I've been thinking to change Laefêvëši's numeral system from decimal to duodecimal. Although considering their level of development, a fully developed sexagesimal system would work perfectly too.

Oh, and does any of you guys use a dual-system, like both decimal and duodecimal, for example? I mean, having different words for both systems (I guess 1-9 could be the same in both systems).

[Koko]

Isyan uses a juxtaposed decimal system (like in Japanese) with separate words for 10, 100, 1000, 10,000 and 100,000. I was actually planning on changing it to a different system (maybe a really weird one) as long as one works for the language.

What's duodecimal? 1-20?

[Ashucky]

That's still just decimal, yeah. Interestingly enough, btw, even the Ancient Egyptians used the same system (or maybe it's just me who finds that really interesting).

And duodecimal is base 12, also known and dozenal.

[Koko]

Hm.

For Isyan numbers, it's a little different from Japanese (and others who use juxtaposition): 13 is je-le (le= 10; je= 3) and 30 is le-je.

[Ahzoh]

@Ashucky, I have duodecimal.
I also have numeral glyphs for duodecimal.

Kīʾfarad Yat-Vṛḵaẕīkam (Vrkhazhian Numbers)
Cardinal:
0 - šemt (none)
1 - ʾaẏn
2 - nīm
3 - daj
4 - hat
5 - ʾaẕaf
6 - ʾapet
7 - ʾaram
8 - šab
9 - ʾadīk
X - yam
E - ʾījīt

Ordinal:
1st - ʾeʾyan
2nd - nūmmīd
3rd - dūjjīd
4th - hūttīd
5th - ʾūẕfīd
6th - ʾūptīd
7th - ʾūrmīd
8th - šūbbīd
9th - ʾūdkīd
Xth - yūmmīd
Eth - ʾūjtīd

Cardinal Tens:
10 - ʾīlaẏk
20 - nīmīl
30 - dajīl
40 - hatīl
50 - ʾaẕfīl
60 - ʾaptīl
70 - ʾarmīl
80 - šabīl
90 - ʾadkīl
X0 - yamīl
E0 - ʾījtīl
100 - qajīd
1000 - sūkīb

Ordinal Tens:
10th - taʾlīk
20th - tanmīl
30th - tadjīl
40th - tahtīl
50th - tʾaẕfīl
60th - tʾaptīl
70th - tʾarmīl
80th - tašbīl
90th - tʾadkīl
X0th - taẏmīl
E0th - tʾījtīl
100th - taqjīd
1000th - taskīb

[Ashucky]

Nice system, Ahzoh.

And yeah, I think I'll make a duodecimal system as well, along with the decimal. Might throw in some bits of a sexagesimal system. It'd effectiely be a dual/tripartite counting system. It might sound exessive but it works within my conworld (decimal for lower numbers, duodecimal for middle numbers (ten-thousands to millions?), and sexagesimal for higher numbers). But I'll use only the decimal system when it comes to non-in-conworld stuff.

[Ahzoh]

You should have duodecimal for small numbers, and decimal for middle numbers.
There are practical reasons for this, like fractions and divisible factors.

[Ashucky]

Hm, good thinking, maybe I'll use that, yeah.

[Hangismamul]

0: al
1: ung
2: ets
3: lansoh
4: valoxa
5: pongvils
6: al ung
7: ung ung
8: ets ung
9: lansoh ung
10: valoxa ung

Ngelvomlamic uses a base-six number system. It works almost exactly as the Arabic number system does except it appears backward in comparison upon reaching the number six. If Ngelvomlamic used Arabic numerals (which it doesn't) numbers would escalate like this: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 02, 12, 22, 32, etc. Because each digit is pronounced, even zero, when three or four of the same digit appear next to eachother, they have their own pronunciation.

3 0s: lanal
3 1s: lanung
3 2s: lanens
3 3s: lanlansoh
3 4s: lanvaloxa
3 5s: lanpongvils
4 0s: valal
4 1s: valung
4 2s: valens
4 3s: valansoh
4 4s: valvaloxa
4 5s: valpongvils

This way, 000000001 (1679616) is pronounced "valal valal ung" rather than "al al al al al al al al ung." In order for me to show you how this is written in Ngelvomlamic script, I'd need to write it down on a sheet of paper, take a picture of said sheet of paper, upload it to Photobucket, copy the link from Photobucket and paste it to this thread and it's late where I am and I don't feel like doing that right now. So, if you're personally interested in the native script or pronunciation, tell me. Don't be shy, I'm less cynical than I may sound.

[Levike]

	Ditronian	Etymology
0	omkró	Greek Omicron
1	ló	the letter "l" looks like 1
2	espó	Spanish coat of arms has 2 columns
3	mero	Mercedes logo's circle is devide into 3 parts
4	avdó	Audi's 4 circles
5	olgó	Olympic Games
6	davdó	David's star has 6 edges
7	erdló	Erdély = Transylvania's coat of arms has 7 castles
8	mergó	3+5 => meró+olgó
9	memró	3*3 => mero*mero