Re: Numbers

On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, Axiem wrote:

> > Regarding base sixteen, I hope someone else will take the time to explain
> > bases to you -- it's fairly simple to explain, and definitely useful for
> > artlangs, but I'm signing off for the night.
>
> You misinterpret--I know how base 16 works :) I know my 'basic' numbers:
> (and yes, I know I did a bit of liberal borrowing from
> Latin/Greek/English/whatever)
>
> 0  nul (and yes, Di^me'l understands zero, and imaginary numbers etc)
> 1  man
> 2  du
> 3  tri
> 4  te't
> 5  pe'nt
> 6  he'ks
> 7  se't
> 8  akt (I'm thinking about changing this one, actually)
> 9  han
> A  ri^l
> B  mi^n
> C  kad
> D  ga^r
> E  re'v
> F  ne'v
> 10  de'k
> 100 ke'nt
> I don't know 1000 yet, or 1,0000 (commas every 4 digits)..first I'm
> trying to figure out how to say 11 before I figure out those bigger
> numbers...
>

You already know how to say eleven: it's mi^n.