Re: Numbers ancient & modern (was: Unilang report)
| From: | Dan Jones <feuchard@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 23, 2001, 23:03 |
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daniel andreasson wrote:
> So what to expect in the future? Obviously the decimal
> forms are spreading. The question is if "octante/nonante"
> or "huitante/neuvante" will win.
C'est une histoire qui a pour lieu,
Paris la belle, en l'an de dieu,
Mille quatre cent octante et deux...
No, I don't think it scans. Vive quatre-vingt!
Dan
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Ka yokonáu iti báyan: "cas'alyá abhiyo".
Ka tso iti mantabayan: "yama zaláyá
alánekayam la s'alika, cas'alika; ka yama
yavarryekayan arannáam la vácika, labekayam
vácika, ka ali cas'alyeko vanotira."
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Dan Jones
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