Re: numeration system

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:02:54 -0500, # 1 <salut_vous_autre@...> wrote:

>0 zo
>1 ko
>2 no
>3 mo
>4 lo
>5 vo
>6 fo
>7 bo
>8 go
>9 po
>
>I don't think there is a problem with the similarities of the numers: I want
>them to end by the same letter to form similar cardinal numbers and have
>only one vowel. Maybe you think I should add a final vowel? or another
>different syllabe before each?
Yes, a different syllable before would be a good idea, but it really must be
different for each number. Something like this would be even better:

0 apu
1 ebo
2 iti
3 ode
4 uka
5 afi
6 ewo
7 isu
8 ora
9 ule

This way, each number is distinct from each other.
Consecutive numbers would be:

10 ebo apu
11 ebo ebo
12 ebo iti
...
20 iti apu
21 iti ebo
22 iti iti
...
30 ode apu
40 uka apu
50 afi apu
...
100 ebo apu apu

>And I don't understand what you mean by the fact of the tel number "ko ko ko
>ko ko ko ko" because it's the same thing that "two two two two two two two"
>Sereval numbers repeated will always be repetitive: it's the definition of
>repeat!
Yes, that's not what I meant. I meant that the numbers by themselves are far
too similar.

>I tought about the possibility of cut the last "o" of the word that are not
>at the end of the number
>
>9   po
>10 koko
>11 kok ko
>12 kok no
Bad idea - telling "koko" from "kok ko" is too difficult and becomes
absolutely impossible if spoken somewhat faster.

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