Telona number system

Christophe a écrit:
> Welcome back!
Thank you!  It's good to be back.

> > If I get time over the weekend I'll try and post a little about
> > the language if people are interested.  (Cue Christophe :)) ).
>
> Hehe, I *am* interested, as usual ;))) .
> [...]
> I love number systems, so please show yours :) .
Knew I could rely on you :)

Rather than give the whole system of rules, maybe it would be more fun
just to list the first few numbers and let people work it out.  I will
warn you though, it depends on spotting some phonological
alternations!  Incidentally, there's no particular significance to the
way I've grouped the numbers.

Have fun ... < monospaced font recommended :) >

1 - na                   5 - chu                  9 - divi
2 - ra                   6 - dena                 10 - tha
3 - pen                  7 - co                   11 - lali
4 - sur                  8 - salte                12 - ite

13 - tedith              17 - nua                 21 - co efen
14 - co ala              18 - divi ala            22 - lali ala
15 - vami                19 - ru ildivi           23 - ru allali
16 - salte ala           20 - tha ala             24 - ite ala

25 - chu ede             29 - ca eso              33 - lali efen
26 - tedith ala          30 - vami ala            34 - nua ala
27 - divi efen           31 - ru alvami           35 - co ilku
28 - co ilcur            32 - salte ilcur         36 - divi ilcur

37 - ca ildivi           41 - ca alta             45 - divi ilku
38 - ru ildìvi alá       42 - co eldena           46 - ru allàli alá
39 - tedith efen         43 - ru eso efén         47 - ru ilu alláli
40 - tha ilcur           44 - lali ilcur          48 - ite ilcur

What do you all think?  Does it make any sense?  Is it plausible??
(And who can tell me what 1918 comes to in this system?  :)) )

Jonathan.
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'O dear white children casual as birds,
Playing among the ruined languages...'
Auden/Britten, 'Hymn to St. Cecilia'

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