From: habarakhe4 (theophilus88@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Jun 06 2003 - 13:18:37 EST
--- In romanceconlang@yahoogroups.com, "habarakhe4"
<theophilus88@h...> wrote:
> --- In romanceconlang@yahoogroups.com, Padraic Brown
<elemtilas@y...>
> wrote:
> > --- habarakhe4 <theophilus88@h...> wrote:
> >
<SNIP>
Here are the numbers, folks!
Latin Numerals in Fortunatian
These are general purpose numerals.
CF
1 /unau/ [uno] /una/ [una]
2 /dyo/ [d1@]
3 /chex/ [t.Es]
4 /pattaur/ [pattor]
5 /pincu/ [piNku]
6 /xecs/ [SekS]
7 /xoft/ [S@ft]
8 /octau/ [@kto]
9 /nob/ [n@b]
10 /doc/ [d@k]
Guanche Numerals in Fortunatian
Fortunatians use Guanche numerals from 1 to 10 to count livestock and
slaves. It would be a grave insult to use them to count freemen.
OF CF
1 nait/ben
2 smetti/lini [smetti/rini] /xmotti/
[Sm@tti]
3 amelotti/amiat [amelotti/amiat] /arrotti/
[arr@tti]
4 acodetti/arba [akodetti/arba] /actotti/
[akt@tti]
5 simusetti/cansa [simusetti/kansa] /xixotti/ [SiS@tti]
6 sesetti/sumus [sesetti/sumus] /xotti/
[S@tti]
7 satti/sat [satti/sat] /xatti/
[Satti]
8 tamatti/set [tamatti/set] /tamatti/
[tamatti]
9 alda marava/acot [alda marava/akot] /arda marba/
[arda marba]
10 marava/marago [maraba/marago] /marba/ [marba]
Etruscan Numerals
The Fortunatians use Etruscan numerals for `mystic' purposes such as
folk magic. It is widely believed that "ochucsa numora" should not be
uttered in a church or in the presence of a priest. Despite sporadic
attempts at suppression by the clergy, this system of counting
remains vigorously alive.
CF
1 thu [tu:] > [tu] /tu/
1 is the number of unity and its name places emphasis on the unity of
every being. Therefore it is homophonous with "thou".
2 zal, esl [t_sal] > /tsar/ [t_sar]
3 ci [ki:] > /qui/ [ki]
4 Sa [Sa] > /xa/ [Sa]
5 mach [mak] > /mac/ [mak]
6 huth [hu:t] > /hut/ [hut]
7 semph [semp] > /xof/ [S@f]
Note: Fortunatian theologians have connected this word with the
Hebrew /sheba'/, which means `seven', and Latin /semper/ `always',
concluding that seven is the ideal number.
8 cezp [ket_sp] > [ke:sp] > /quefs/ [kefs]
9 nurph [nu:rp] > [nu:rfa] > /nurf/ [nurf]
10 Sar [Sar] > /xar/ [Sar]
11-15 As in Latin
16 huth-zar [hu:tt_sar] > /hutsar/ [hut_sar]
17 ci-em zathrum [ki:-em t_satrum] > /quintsach/ [ki:nt_sat.]
18 esl-em zathrum [eslem t_satrum] > /orsontsach/ [@rs@nt_sat.]
19 thun-em zathrum [tu:nem t_satrum] > /tunontsach/ [tun@nt_sat.]
20 zathrum [t_satrum] > /tsach/ [t_sat.]
21-26 As in Latin
27 ci-em-ce-alch [ki: em ke alk] > /quincarc/ [kiNkark]
28 esl-em-ce-alch [esl em ke alk] > /orsoncarc/ [@rs@Nkark]
29 thun-em-ce-alch [tu:n em ke alk] > /tunoncarc/ [tun@Nkark]
30 ci-alch, ce-alch [ke alk] > /carc/ [kark]
40 Se-alch /Se: alk/ >
50 muv-alch [mu:valk] > [mu:balk] > /mubarc/ [mubark]
60 huth-alch [hu:t alk] > /hutarc/ [hutark]
70 semph-alch [semp alch] > /xofarc/ [S@fark]
80 cezp-alch [ke:spalk] > /quefsark/[kefsark]
90 nurph-alch [nu:rpalk] > /nurfark/ [nurfark]
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