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numbers 1: how to count (WARNING BIG PAGE)
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how to count? the eternal mystery of nobody ever.
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two numeral systems: casual, and formal. this article 1 is about the irregular and junk casual system.

This is how numbers are pronounced and informally written (formal numbers are written differently, more in numbers article 2). tbh it's more complex than usual for a number system, i think it's best to look at how the example letters below are constructed and form patterns from that.

so it's supposed to be in base-4 (because four-hand) but with pivots at 8, 12, 16 so it behaves a bit like hexadecimal. also, 5 is irregular (like 11 in english). additionally there are special words and symbols for two or four zeroes, and zero is omitted when not necessary. before the explanation starts sucking let's get right to the chart



chart format:

ARABIC BASE 10 NUMERAL : ARABIC BASE 4 NUMERAL : ZKN NUMERAL
ENGLISH GLOSS : ENGLISH ROMANIZATION : ZKN PHRASE


0 : 0 :
zero : ciwiku : 

1 : 1 :
one : gu :

2 : 2 :
two : kuju : 

3 : 3 :
three : vonu : 

4 : 10 :
four : hafu : 

5 : 11 :
five : fili^zu : 

6 : 12 : 
four two : hakuju : 

7 : 13 : 
four three : havonu : 

8 : 20 :
eight : xipu : 

9 : 21 : 
eight one : xigu : 

10 : 22 : 
eight two : xikuju : 

11 : 23 : 
eight three : xivonu : 

12 : 30 :
twelve : goricu : 

13 : 31 : 
twelve one : gogu :

14 : 32 : 
twelve two : gokuju : 

15 : 33 : 
twelve three : govonu : 

16 : 100 :
sixteen : phiriu : 

17 : 101 : 
sixteen one : phigu : 

18 : 102 : 
sixteen two : phikuju : 

19 : 103 : 
sixteen three : phivonu : 

20 : 110 : 
one four : guhafu : 

21 : 111 : 
one five : gufili^zu : 

22 : 112 : 
one four two : guhakuju : 

23 : 113 : 
one four three : guhavonu : 



by 256, a wavy line is used as a comma, to separate each consecutive 256 multiple.

24 : 120 : 
one eight : guxipu : 

25 : 121 : 
one eight one : guxigu : 

26 : 122 : 
one eight two : guxikuju : 

32 : 200 : 
two double-zero : kucikku : 

33 : 201 : 
two one : kugu : 

34 : 202 : 
two two : kukuju : 

37 : 211 : 
two five : kufili^zu : 

45 : 231 : 
two twelve one : kugogu : 

48 : 300 : 
three double-zero : vocikku : 

64 : 1000 : 
four double-zero : hacikku : 

67 : 1003 : 
four zero three : hacivonu : 

73 : 1021 : 
four eight one : haxigu : 

80 : 1100 : 
five double-zero : ficikku : 

85 : 1111 : 
five five : fifili^zu : 

115 : 1303 : 
four three three : havovonu : 

250 : 3322 : 
twelve three eight two : govoxikuju : 

256 : 10000 : 
one, quad-zero : gu{wave}bocuku : 

546 : 20202 : 
two, two two : kuju{wave}kukuju : 

1024 : 100000 : 
four, quad-zero : hafu{wave}bocuku : 

4096 : 1000000 : 
sixteen, quad-zero : phiriu{wave}bocuku : 

16384 : 10000000 : 
four double-zero, quad-zero : hacikku{wave}bocuku : 

20736 : 11010000 : 
five one, quad-zero : figu{wave}bocuku : 

53907 : 31022103 : 
twelve sixteen two, eight sixteen three : vogukuju{wave}xiguvonu : 

65536 : 100000000 : 
one, quad-zero, quad-zero : gu{wave}bocuku{wave}bocuku : 


by 65536, there is a different compact way to say scientific notation; otherwise one would just repeat bosuku a bunch of times. more on that in numbers article 2.

if the chart skipped too much, or didn't capture certain subtleties of the notation, here is an alternate, computer-generated list of all natural numbers up to 420.


0 === ciwiku
1 === gu
2 === kuju
3 === vonu
4 === hafu
5 === fili^zu
6 === hakuju
7 === havonu
8 === xipu
9 === xigu
10 === xikuju
11 === xivonu
12 === goricu
13 === gogu
14 === gokuju
15 === govonu
16 === phiriu
17 === phigu
18 === phikuju
19 === phivonu
20 === guhafu
21 === gufili^zu
22 === guhakuju
23 === guhavonu
24 === guxipu
25 === guxigu
26 === guxikuju
27 === guxivonu
28 === gugoricu
29 === gugogu
30 === gugokuju
31 === gugovonu
32 === kucikku
33 === kugu
34 === kukuju
35 === kuvonu
36 === kuhafu
37 === kufili^zu
38 === kuhakuju
39 === kuhavonu
40 === kuxipu
41 === kuxigu
42 === kuxikuju
43 === kuxivonu
44 === kugoricu
45 === kugogu
46 === kugokuju
47 === kugovonu
48 === vocikku
49 === vogu
50 === vokuju
51 === vovonu
52 === vohafu
53 === vofili^zu
54 === vohakuju
55 === vohavonu
56 === voxipu
57 === voxigu
58 === voxikuju
59 === voxivonu
60 === vogoricu
61 === vogogu
62 === vogokuju
63 === vogovonu
64 === hacikku
65 === hacigu
66 === hacikuju
67 === hacivonu
68 === hahafu
69 === hafili^zu
70 === hahakuju
71 === hahavonu
72 === haxipu
73 === haxigu
74 === haxikuju
75 === haxivonu
76 === hagoricu
77 === hagogu
78 === hagokuju
79 === hagovonu
80 === ficikku
81 === figu
82 === fikuju
83 === fivonu
84 === fihafu
85 === fifili^zu
86 === fihakuju
87 === fihavonu
88 === fixipu
89 === fixigu
90 === fixikuju
91 === fixivonu
92 === figoricu
93 === figogu
94 === figokuju
95 === figovonu
96 === hakucikku
97 === hakugu
98 === hakukuju
99 === hakuvonu
100 === hakuhafu
101 === hakufili^zu
102 === hakuhakuju
103 === hakuhavonu
104 === hakuxipu
105 === hakuxigu
106 === hakuxikuju
107 === hakuxivonu
108 === hakugoricu
109 === hakugogu
110 === hakugokuju
111 === hakugovonu
112 === havocikku
113 === havogu
114 === havokuju
115 === havovonu
116 === havohafu
117 === havofili^zu
118 === havohakuju
119 === havohavonu
120 === havoxipu
121 === havoxigu
122 === havoxikuju
123 === havoxivonu
124 === havogoricu
125 === havogogu
126 === havogokuju
127 === havogovonu
128 === xicikku
129 === xicigu
130 === xicikuju
131 === xicivonu
132 === xihafu
133 === xifili^zu
134 === xihakuju
135 === xihavonu
136 === xixipu
137 === xixigu
138 === xixikuju
139 === xixivonu
140 === xigoricu
141 === xigogu
142 === xigokuju
143 === xigovonu
144 === xiphiriu
145 === xiphigu
146 === xiphikuju
147 === xiphivonu
148 === xiguhafu
149 === xigufili^zu
150 === xiguhakuju
151 === xiguhavonu
152 === xiguxipu
153 === xiguxigu
154 === xiguxikuju
155 === xiguxivonu
156 === xigugoricu
157 === xigugogu
158 === xigugokuju
159 === xigugovonu
160 === xikucikku
161 === xikugu
162 === xikukuju
163 === xikuvonu
164 === xikuhafu
165 === xikufili^zu
166 === xikuhakuju
167 === xikuhavonu
168 === xikuxipu
169 === xikuxigu
170 === xikuxikuju
171 === xikuxivonu
172 === xikugoricu
173 === xikugogu
174 === xikugokuju
175 === xikugovonu
176 === xivocikku
177 === xivogu
178 === xivokuju
179 === xivovonu
180 === xivohafu
181 === xivofili^zu
182 === xivohakuju
183 === xivohavonu
184 === xivoxipu
185 === xivoxigu
186 === xivoxikuju
187 === xivoxivonu
188 === xivogoricu
189 === xivogogu
190 === xivogokuju
191 === xivogovonu
192 === gocikku
193 === gocigu
194 === gocikuju
195 === gocivonu
196 === gohafu
197 === gofili^zu
198 === gohakuju
199 === gohavonu
200 === goxipu
201 === goxigu
202 === goxikuju
203 === goxivonu
204 === gogoricu
205 === gogogu
206 === gogokuju
207 === gogovonu
208 === gophiriu
209 === gophigu
210 === gophikuju
211 === gophivonu
212 === goguhafu
213 === gogufili^zu
214 === goguhakuju
215 === goguhavonu
216 === goguxipu
217 === goguxigu
218 === goguxikuju
219 === goguxivonu
220 === gogugoricu
221 === gogugogu
222 === gogugokuju
223 === gogugovonu
224 === gokucikku
225 === gokugu
226 === gokukuju
227 === gokuvonu
228 === gokuhafu
229 === gokufili^zu
230 === gokuhakuju
231 === gokuhavonu
232 === gokuxipu
233 === gokuxigu
234 === gokuxikuju
235 === gokuxivonu
236 === gokugoricu
237 === gokugogu
238 === gokugokuju
239 === gokugovonu
240 === govocikku
241 === govogu
242 === govokuju
243 === govovonu
244 === govohafu
245 === govofili^zu
246 === govohakuju
247 === govohavonu
248 === govoxipu
249 === govoxigu
250 === govoxikuju
251 === govoxivonu
252 === govogoricu
253 === govogogu
254 === govogokuju
255 === govogovonu
256 === gu{wave}bocuku
257 === gu{wave}cikkugu
258 === gu{wave}cikkukuju
259 === gu{wave}cikkuvonu
260 === gu{wave}cikkuhafu
261 === gu{wave}cikkufili^zu
262 === gu{wave}cikkuhakuju
263 === gu{wave}cikkuhavonu
264 === gu{wave}cikkuxipu
265 === gu{wave}cikkuxigu
266 === gu{wave}cikkuxikuju
267 === gu{wave}cikkuxivonu
268 === gu{wave}cikkugoricu
269 === gu{wave}cikkugogu
270 === gu{wave}cikkugokuju
271 === gu{wave}cikkugovonu
272 === gu{wave}phiriu
273 === gu{wave}phigu
274 === gu{wave}phikuju
275 === gu{wave}phivonu
276 === gu{wave}guhafu
277 === gu{wave}gufili^zu
278 === gu{wave}guhakuju
279 === gu{wave}guhavonu
280 === gu{wave}guxipu
281 === gu{wave}guxigu
282 === gu{wave}guxikuju
283 === gu{wave}guxivonu
284 === gu{wave}gugoricu
285 === gu{wave}gugogu
286 === gu{wave}gugokuju
287 === gu{wave}gugovonu
288 === gu{wave}kucikku
289 === gu{wave}kugu
290 === gu{wave}kukuju
291 === gu{wave}kuvonu
292 === gu{wave}kuhafu
293 === gu{wave}kufili^zu
294 === gu{wave}kuhakuju
295 === gu{wave}kuhavonu
296 === gu{wave}kuxipu
297 === gu{wave}kuxigu
298 === gu{wave}kuxikuju
299 === gu{wave}kuxivonu
300 === gu{wave}kugoricu
301 === gu{wave}kugogu
302 === gu{wave}kugokuju
303 === gu{wave}kugovonu
304 === gu{wave}vocikku
305 === gu{wave}vogu
306 === gu{wave}vokuju
307 === gu{wave}vovonu
308 === gu{wave}vohafu
309 === gu{wave}vofili^zu
310 === gu{wave}vohakuju
311 === gu{wave}vohavonu
312 === gu{wave}voxipu
313 === gu{wave}voxigu
314 === gu{wave}voxikuju
315 === gu{wave}voxivonu
316 === gu{wave}vogoricu
317 === gu{wave}vogogu
318 === gu{wave}vogokuju
319 === gu{wave}vogovonu
320 === gu{wave}hacikku
321 === gu{wave}hacigu
322 === gu{wave}hacikuju
323 === gu{wave}hacivonu
324 === gu{wave}hahafu
325 === gu{wave}hafili^zu
326 === gu{wave}hahakuju
327 === gu{wave}hahavonu
328 === gu{wave}haxipu
329 === gu{wave}haxigu
330 === gu{wave}haxikuju
331 === gu{wave}haxivonu
332 === gu{wave}hagoricu
333 === gu{wave}hagogu
334 === gu{wave}hagokuju
335 === gu{wave}hagovonu
336 === gu{wave}ficikku
337 === gu{wave}figu
338 === gu{wave}fikuju
339 === gu{wave}fivonu
340 === gu{wave}fihafu
341 === gu{wave}fifili^zu
342 === gu{wave}fihakuju
343 === gu{wave}fihavonu
344 === gu{wave}fixipu
345 === gu{wave}fixigu
346 === gu{wave}fixikuju
347 === gu{wave}fixivonu
348 === gu{wave}figoricu
349 === gu{wave}figogu
350 === gu{wave}figokuju
351 === gu{wave}figovonu
352 === gu{wave}hakucikku
353 === gu{wave}hakugu
354 === gu{wave}hakukuju
355 === gu{wave}hakuvonu
356 === gu{wave}hakuhafu
357 === gu{wave}hakufili^zu
358 === gu{wave}hakuhakuju
359 === gu{wave}hakuhavonu
360 === gu{wave}hakuxipu
361 === gu{wave}hakuxigu
362 === gu{wave}hakuxikuju
363 === gu{wave}hakuxivonu
364 === gu{wave}hakugoricu
365 === gu{wave}hakugogu
366 === gu{wave}hakugokuju
367 === gu{wave}hakugovonu
368 === gu{wave}havocikku
369 === gu{wave}havogu
370 === gu{wave}havokuju
371 === gu{wave}havovonu
372 === gu{wave}havohafu
373 === gu{wave}havofili^zu
374 === gu{wave}havohakuju
375 === gu{wave}havohavonu
376 === gu{wave}havoxipu
377 === gu{wave}havoxigu
378 === gu{wave}havoxikuju
379 === gu{wave}havoxivonu
380 === gu{wave}havogoricu
381 === gu{wave}havogogu
382 === gu{wave}havogokuju
383 === gu{wave}havogovonu
384 === gu{wave}xicikku
385 === gu{wave}xicigu
386 === gu{wave}xicikuju
387 === gu{wave}xicivonu
388 === gu{wave}xihafu
389 === gu{wave}xifili^zu
390 === gu{wave}xihakuju
391 === gu{wave}xihavonu
392 === gu{wave}xixipu
393 === gu{wave}xixigu
394 === gu{wave}xixikuju
395 === gu{wave}xixivonu
396 === gu{wave}xigoricu
397 === gu{wave}xigogu
398 === gu{wave}xigokuju
399 === gu{wave}xigovonu
400 === gu{wave}xiphiriu
401 === gu{wave}xiphigu
402 === gu{wave}xiphikuju
403 === gu{wave}xiphivonu
404 === gu{wave}xiguhafu
405 === gu{wave}xigufili^zu
406 === gu{wave}xiguhakuju
407 === gu{wave}xiguhavonu
408 === gu{wave}xiguxipu
409 === gu{wave}xiguxigu
410 === gu{wave}xiguxikuju
411 === gu{wave}xiguxivonu
412 === gu{wave}xigugoricu
413 === gu{wave}xigugogu
414 === gu{wave}xigugokuju
415 === gu{wave}xigugovonu
416 === gu{wave}xikucikku
417 === gu{wave}xikugu
418 === gu{wave}xikukuju
419 === gu{wave}xikuvonu
420 === gu{wave}xikuhafu


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