Re: Numbers and math

>Message: 5
>    Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 03:38:38 -0400
>    From: Matt McLauchlin <matt_mcl@...>
>Subject: Re: Numbers and math
>
> >A classic question is: how do you count to ten in your conlang?
Lahabic uses a base system (because I keep forgetting the numeral six and
seven in the original base ten system). It takes eight seasons for the suns
to return to its original direction and season,
1 = la' [la:]
2 = khe [k_he]
3 = peid [pejd]
4 = phoi [p_hoj]
5 = gau [gaw]
6 = kwa [k_wa]
7 = byen [b_jen]
8 = ro'th [ro:t_h]
9 = ro'dnedla' [ro:d.'ned.la:]
10 = ro'dnetkhe
11 = ro'dneppeid
12 = ro'dnepphoi
13 = ro'dnedgau
14 = ro'dnetkwa
15 = ro'dnebbyen
16 = kheso'rro'th
17 = kheso'rro'dnedla'
18 = kheso'rro'dnetkhe
....

64 = wonoz
65 = wono'la'
66 = wono'khe
....

72 = wono' ro'th
73 = wono' ro'thnedla' sauuj
....

90 = wonos kheso'rro'th
95 = wonos kheso'rro'dnedla'
....
128 = khesoulonoz
136 = khesoulono' ro'th
....
8^3 = ghwemar
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> > - do you form ordinals from cardinals? how?
Yes. Add -so'l [so:l]. khe  -> kheso'l [k_heso:l]
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> > - do you have a zero?
Yes, ti' [ti:], which is homophonous with the 'motionless' form of ti'z
[ti:z] 'under'.
> > - can numbers be negative?
No
> > - fractions?
Yes, by adding tol [tol] the 'motive' form of 'out of'. Thus tolk_he, half.
Fractions such as three-quarters would be expressed as:
peid tolphoimez, 'three of quarters'. Note that numbers decline for this
form only and only use the inanimate.
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> > - how do you add, subtract, multiply and divide? (if you know how)
The SVO rule is broken for these equations.
Khe gwim khe la'ro'neimana phoi. (Two with two unites four.)
Phoi sab khe la'ro'neimana khe. (Four without two unites two, i.e., two of
the units remain united after subtraction.)
Khe kheimbro'ona la'ro'neimana phoi (Two doubled unites four)
Phoi khero'neimbro'ze' la'ro'neimana khe (Two divided unites two).
> > - what about raising to the nth power and n-roots?
"Menaimona khoze'?" (Dhabra response)
"What are those (things)?"
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