Sarian numerals
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Including the correct use of cardinal and ordinal numerals
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1. Cases
Sarian has a legacy duodecimal system. Beyond 24, Sarian uses the standard decimal system, however it must be noted that numerals up to and including 24 follow a duodecimal style as seen in Proto-Sarian. The use of cardinal (one) and ordinal (first) numerals also follows particular rules.When counting countable nouns, the cardinal numeral is used, for example, vamem ehat, vimem sxá ('one tree', 'two trees'). When counting the order in which something comes, the ordinal numeral is used, as may be expected, e.g. vamem ehtúer ('first tree', note the adjectival ending -er here). However, if simply counting numbers, and no noun is relevant to the context, for example 'one, two, three, four', Sarian uses the ordinal system: ehtú, sxadú, kistú, sxodú.
Numerals up to 24
| # | English | Cardinal | Ordinal | # | English | Cardinal | Ordinal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | one | ehat | ehtú | 13 | thirteen | vahtat | vahtatú | |
| 2 | two | sxá | sxadú | 14 | fourteen | vahtax | vahtaxtú | |
| 3 | three | keis | kistú | 15 | fifteen | vahtis | vahtistú | |
| 4 | four | sxó | sxodú | 16 | sixteen | vahtos | vahtostú | |
| 5 | five | mes | mestú | 17 | seventeen | vahtems | vahtemsú | |
| 6 | six | kesm | kesmú | 18 | eighteen | vahtesxim | vahtesximú | |
| 7 | seven | kest | kestú | 19 | nineteen | vahtesximat | vahtesximatú | |
| 8 | eight | xasxa | xasxú | 20 | twenty | vahtasxa or sirsxá | vahtasxú or sirsxadú | |
| 9 | nine | nes | nestú | 21 | twenty one | vahtens | vahtensú | |
| 10 | ten | sir | sirú | 22 | twenty two | vahtesir | vahtesirú | |
| 11 | eleven | sirto | sirtú | 23 | twenty three | vahtesirto | vahtesirtú | |
| 12 | twelve | vahat | vahtú | 24 | twenty four | vihtax | vihtaxtú |
As demonstrated above, numbers up to 24 reflect the legacy duodecimal system in Sarian. Modern Sarian uses the decimal system, which is the base for numbers 25 and above. Note the variants for 20 vahtasxa (12 + 8), and sirsxá (10 x 2). Both variants are acceptable in speech. Numbers above 25 reflect the decimal system, including the use of 10s, 100s, and 1000s, with the exception of vihto (144) which maintains the duodecimal word. Unlike for 20, there is no decimal variant used in speech for this number.
Numerals 25 and above
| # | English | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | twenty five | sirsxámes | sirsxámestú |
| 26 | twenty six | sirsxákesm | sirsxákesmú |
| 27 | twenty seven | sirsxákest | sirsxákestú |
| 28 | twenty five | sirsxáxasxa | sirsxáxasxú |
| 29 | twenty nine | sirsxánes | sirsxánestú |
| 30 | thirty | sirkis | sirkistú |
| 40 | forty | sirsxó | sirsxodú |
| 50 | fifty | sirmes | sirmestú |
| 60 | sixty | sirkesm | sirkesmú |
| 70 | seventy | sirkest | sirkestú |
| 80 | eighty | sirxasxa | sirxasxú |
| 90 | niinety | sirnes | sirnestú |
| 100 | hundred | siro | sirodú |
| 144 | one hundred (and) forty four | vihto | vihtú |
| 1,000 | thousand | siramo | siramú |
| 1,000,000 | million | jasiramo | jasiramú |
Vahtúe zadan rystaze!
/vaħ'tu:e zadan ri'sta:ze/
twelve.ORD-POSTP until count.IND-IMP.2
Count to twelve!
Riś keis kistannais.
/riʃ keis ki'stan:a.is/
dog.PL three.CARD see.IND-CONT-1S.S-3P.O
I see three dogs.
Seki kama sxadúer kekeranne.
/seki kama sxa'du:eɾ keka'ran:e/
1SG.COM house two.ORD-ADJ NEG-be.IND-CONT-3S.S
I don't have a second house.
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