From: "taliesin the storyteller"
> A classic question is: how do you count to ten in your conlang?
In Géarthnuns:
1 sír
2 punge
3 tou
4 sebut
5 palav
6 rhal
7 zhöshe
8 bés
9 ngareth
10 mnö
> - do you form ordinals from cardinals? how?
Ordinals are adjectives formed by adding a suffix, -fíb.
the first book chí gefröls sírfíl
the second book chí gefröls pungefíl
the third book chí gefröls toufíl
> - do you have a zero?
Yes. 0 ngau
> - can numbers be negative?
I don't see why not, but I haven't dealt with this.
> - fractions? percentiles?
Another suffix. -aks if the number ends in a consonant, -baks if it ends in
a vowel.
1/3 sü toubaks sírek, 5/6 sük toubaksüp palaveküp.
Percent is read as a fraction (à la chinoise).
70% = 70/100 sük kashadaksüp sebutmnöküp
> - how do you add, subtract, multiply and divide? (if you know how)
2+2=4 Punge zhö punge la sebut nöi.
two and two present-auz four be
5-3=2 Palav dau tou la punge nöi.
five minus three pres-aux two be
8x2=16 Bés shte punge la mnö rhal nöi.
eight "times"/multiplied-by two pres/aux ten six be
18÷2=9 Mnö bés vain punge la ngareth nöi.
ten eight divided-by two pres-aux nine be
> - what about raising to the nth power and n-roots?
Haven't dealt with it.
Kou