This file is part of a migration of some old documents I wrote about Baskiv. (see 20151026064919)
Counting
Nouns:
| Zero | zet | zeht |
| One | ane | ahneh |
| Two | fen | fehn |
| Three | bq | bae |
| Four | sta | stah |
| Five | dqk | daek |
| Six | ino | ihnoh |
| Seven | tan | tahn |
| Eight | cl | eel |
| Nine | nov | nohv |
| Ten | deka | dehkah |
| Hundred | hekto | hehktoh |
| Thousand | kclo | keeloh |
| Million | mega | mehgah |
| Billion | giga | gihgah |
| Quantity | jin | jihn |
Prefixes:
| Place | -sta | -stah |
Numbers can either be spelled out or defined numerically. The table for Baskiv numbers follows:
| English | Baskiv |
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 |
To say a number, there are several formats. In order to specify a quantity larger than 9, it is required to provide the word for that quantity. Because of this, words such as "ten" or "hundred" in Baskiv are considered quantity words rather than numbers. Because of this, they cannot be used by themselves. For example:
| English | Baskiv |
| Ten | ane deka |
| Twenty | fen deka |
| One hundred | ane hekto |
| Three hundred | bq hekto |
Specifying a quanity is sufficient enough to
state the rest of the numbers.
For example:
| English | Baskiv |
| Eleven | ane deka ane |
| Twenty Two | fen deka fen |
| Three hundred and eighty nine | bq hekto cl nov |
| Seven thousand, Six hundred and fourty five | tan kclo ino sta dqk |
If a number contains a zero inside it, the number
must have a corresponding
quantity or be assumed to be less than ten.
Alternatively, the zero may be
stated. For example:
| English | Baskiv |
| Three hundred and nine | bq hekto nov |
| Seven thousand and six | tan kclo ino |
| Seven thousand, Six hundred and five | tan kclo ino zet dqk |
| Seven thousand, Six hundred and five | tan kclo ino hekto dqk |
If a number contains any number of zeroes at the
end, it is sufficient to
state the quantity of the last non-zero number. For
example:
| English | Baskiv |
| Three hundred and eighty | bq hekto cl deka |
| Seven thousand and sixty | tan kclo ino hekto |
You can use a number to indicate place by adding the prefix "-sta". For example:
| English | Baskiv |
| First | anesta |
| Second | fensta |
| Third | bqsta |
Lastly, for emphasis and clarification, it is allowed to state the quantity of a number at any time. For example:
| English | Baskiv |
| Three hundred and eighty nine | bq hekto cl deka nov |
| Seven thousand, six hundred and fourty five | tan kclo ino hekto sta deka dqk |
Examples:
| English | Baskiv |
| 49 | 49 |
| 557 | 557 |
| Five hundred and fifty seven | dqk hekto dqk tan |
| Six million, four thousand, and five | ino mega sta kclo dqk |
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