How to count in Plautdietsch

Enter a number and read it spelled out in Plautdietsch.

Language overview

Plautdietsch, also known as Mennonite Low German, is an East Low German language from the Germanic branch of the Indo-European family. Spoken by the Mennonites, a group of Christian Anabaptists, in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Honduras, Belize, and Argentina, it counts about 300,000 speakers.
Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 99 in Plautdietsch. Please contact us if you can help us counting up from that limit.

Plautdietsch numbering rules

  • Digits and numbers from zero to twelve are specific words: null [0], eent [1], twee [2], dree [3], vea [4], fiew [5], sas [6], säwen [7], acht [8], näajen [9], tieen [10], alf [11], and twalf [12].
  • From thirteen to nineteen, the numbers are formed from the matching digits root suffixed with the word for ten (tieen): drettieen [13], vieetieen [14], feftieen [15], sastieen [16], säwentieen [17], achttieen [18], and näajentieen [19].
  • The tens are formed by adding the suffix -tich at the end of the digit root form, with the exception of ten: tieen [10], twintich [20], dartich [30], vieetich [40], feftich [50], zastich [60], zäwentich [70], tachentich [80], and näajentich [90].
  • From twenty-one to ninety-nine, the tens and units are joined with the conjunction un (and), but in reverse order, as the unit is said before the ten (e.g.: eent un dartich [31], fiew un vieetich [45]).

Numbers list

1 – eent
2 – twee
3 – dree
4 – vea
5 – fiew
6 – sas
7 – säwen
8 – acht
9 – näajen
10 – tieen
11 – alf
12 – twalf
13 – drettieen
14 – vieetieen
15 – feftieen
16 – sastieen
17 – säwentieen
18 – achttieen
19 – näajentieen
20 – twintich
30 – dartich
40 – vieetich
50 – feftich
60 – zastich
70 – zäwentich
80 – tachentich
90 – näajentich

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