SASXSEK Reference:Numbers
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Numerals
- nul = zero (0), none, nothing, nil, null, void, etc.
- ien = (1) one
- duv = (2) two
- san = (3) three
- kuad = (4) four
- fim = (5) five
- ruk = (6) six
- sep = (7) seven
- bat = (8) eight
- nauf = (9) nine
- des = (10) ten
- hek = (100) hundred
- kil = (1000) thousand
Large Numerals
Larger numerals are created with the suffix -aus which represents powers of one thousand (1000^n).
- duvaus = (1,000,000) million
- sanaus = (1,000,000,000) billion
- kuadaus = (1,000,000,000,000) trillion
- fimaus = (1,000,000,000,000,000) quadrillion
Compounding
Compounds are used to create 20, 30, 40, etc..
- duvxdes = (20) twenty
- sanxdes = (30) thirty
- kuadxdes = (40) forty
The same for 200, 300, 400, etc..
- duvxhek = (200) two hundred
- sanxhek = (300) three hundred
- kuadxhek = (400) four hundred
Thus 9,875 is written:
- naufxkilx'batxhekxsepxdesxfim (9'875)
- nine thousand eight hundred seventy five
Cardinals
Cardinal numbers are considered adjectives when qualifying nouns so the '-i' suffix must also be added when used in a sentence.
- mo hav fimi kitab.
- I have five books.
- fo hav sepi kitab.
- You have seven books.
- lo hav nuli kitab.
- He has no books.
Numbers without any suffix are actually nouns.
- ien = the quanity one; oneness
- duv = the quanity two
A number can also function as a verb to indicate the existence of the quantity.
- duv ku duv kuad.
- two with two be-four.
- Two plus two is four.
- des nu san sep.
- ten without three be-seven.
- Ten minus three is seven.
Negatives
Negative numbers are created by prefixing the preposition bu is used to represent negative values.
- busan (-3 / bu'3) = negative three (-3)
Ordinals
Ordinals are created by the suffix -it (-st; -th) to the cardinals.
- ieniti = first
- duviti = second
- saniti = third
- kuaditi = fourth
- fimiti = fifth
- rukiti = sixth
- sepiti = seventh
- batiti = eighth
- naufiti = ninth
Multiples
Multiples are created by the suffix -ib.
- ienibi = single
- duvibi = double
- sanibi = triple
- kuadibi = quadruple
Fractionals
Fractions are created by the suffix -im to the cardinals.
- duvim = (one) half
- sanim = (one) third
- kuadim = (one) fourth/quarter
- sani sepim = three sevenths
- sanxhekxsepxdesxfimi kilim = 0.375
- rukxdesxsepi hekim = 67%
More examples:
- mo bev duvi bira.
- I drink two beers.
- I drank two beers.
- mo ieniti bev kafeh.
- I one-eth drink coffee.
- I drank coffee first.
- mo duvifi kin fu kitabxdom.
- I two go to book-home.
- I went to the library twice.
