Numbers in Roumán
From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
Date: | Friday, December 1, 2000, 23:41 |
I've worked out the numbers, which contain some uniquenesses.
1. Unous (regular adjective)
2. Ddou, ddóu, ddoubous/ddous; ddoe, ddáu, ddabous/ddaus (abs, gen,
erg; fem. abs, gen, erg)
3. Tleis, tleo, tleibous/tleos
4. Pattou
5. Pimpe
6 Seç
7. Sette
8. Ottou
9. Nobe
10. Ddecei
11. Ungei
12. Ddougei
Now here's where it gets interesting, the substrate langs used a base-12
system
13. Unous-eç-ddougei (eç = and)
14. Ddou-ç-ddougei
20. Ottou-ç-ddougei OR bínç
21. Nobe-ç-ddougei OR unous-eç-bínç (same for 22 and 23)
24. Pattou-ç-bínç
30. Tligeinta
40. Padlageinta
50. Pimpageinta
60. Seçageinta
70. Settageinta (also Stageinta)
80. Ottougeinta
90. Nounageinta
100. Centou
101. Unous-eç-centou (pronounced as if unous-e-centou)
102. Ddou-ç-centou (pronounced as if ddou-centou)
200. Doucéinç, -centóu, -centous; -centei, -centáu, -centas
300. Tlecéinç
400. Padleingéinç
500. Pingéinç
600. Sesséinç
700. Setteingéinç (also Steingéinç)
800. Otteingéinç
900. Noungéinç
1000. Mile
2000. Ddou miya
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