Shienajan Numerals
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An overview of how to count in Shienajan
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1. Shienajan Numerals
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Shienajan's first twelve numbers are grouped into threes, all of which are intended to start with the same sound- although that's changed over time. They also have a digit for zero, called "tey", but unlike Arabic numerals, it's not used in multi-digit numbers- instead, the digit for ten ("teyit") is.
Cardinal numbers over twelve are represented simply by placing the names for the digits next to each other, in decreasing order. For example, "21" is "mneyimnu", "483" is "nampeyupmai", and "106" is mnuteyitnom". Much like English, Shienajan groups digits into threes- at the end of each group of three, the "-o" or "-no" suffix is added before starting the next group. For example, "1,234" is "mnuno mneyimainam", and "4,321,087" is "namo maimneyimnuno teyitpeyuppeyn".
The number nine, "peyipai", gets shortened in larger numbers. When it is the first in its group of three, it becomes "peyi", but when it is second or third, it becomes "pai". For example, "92" is "peyimneyi", "49" is "nampai", "9,876" is "peyino peyuppeynnom", and "29,384" is "mneyipaino maipeyupnam". "99" is the obvious exception; it becomes "peyipaipai".
The process of turning a cardinal number into an ordinal number is relatively simple; just add "-f" or "-if" as appropriate.
Shienajan began as a base-12 system, but interaction with other languages which were prevalently base-10 caused them to shift. There are still a few remnants of the earlier system- for example, "11" and "12" still use the names that were originally given to their digits ("tati" and "taint" respectively), and ordinal numbers up to 24 still act as though they're base-12 (i.e. "11th" is "tatif", "14th" is "taintmneyif", "20th" is "taintpeyupif", and "24th" is "mneyiteyitif"). ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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