Counting in Engsvanyáli

Language overview

Forty-two in Engsvanyáli Engsvanyáli is a dead language, member of the Khíshan language family, and the ancestor of Tsolyáni, Mu’ugalavyáni and many other modern Tékumeláni languages. It has been invented by Muhammad Abd-el-Rahman Barker for the Empire of the Petal Throne roleplaying games, alongside other languages.

Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 1,000 in Engsvanyáli. Please contact me if you can help me counting up from that limit.

Engsvanyáli numbers list

  • 1 – fér
  • 2 – ghám
  • 3 – vém
  • 4 – mzhám
  • 5 – tlúm
  • 6 – gavím
  • 7 – horóm
  • 8 – ghemém
  • 9 – fetlúm
  • 10 – tlatúm
  • 11 – tlatúm fér
  • 12 – tlatúm ghám
  • 13 – tlatúm vém
  • 14 – tlatúm mzhám
  • 15 – tlatúm tlúm
  • 16 – tlatúm gavím
  • 17 – tlatúm horóm
  • 18 – tlatúm ghemém
  • 19 – tlatúm fetlúm
  • 20 – ghasél
  • 30 – vesél
  • 40 – mzhasél
  • 50 – tlusél
  • 60 – gavisél
  • 70 – horosél
  • 80 – ghemesél
  • 90 – fetlusél
  • 100 – mrishtám
  • 1,000 – denutlám
  • one million – tutlám

Engsvanyáli numerals

Zero (0 ) in Engsvanyáli ()
0
One (1 ) in Engsvanyáli (Fér)
1
Two (2 ) in Engsvanyáli (Ghám)
2
Three (3 ) in Engsvanyáli (Vém)
3
Four (4 ) in Engsvanyáli (Mzhám)
4
Five (5 ) in Engsvanyáli (Tlúm)
5
Six (6 ) in Engsvanyáli (Gavím)
6
Seven (7 ) in Engsvanyáli (Horóm)
7
Eight (8 ) in Engsvanyáli (Ghemém)
8
Nine (9 ) in Engsvanyáli (Fetlúm)
9
One hundred (100 ) in Engsvanyáli (Mrishtám)
100
One thousand (1,000 ) in Engsvanyáli (Denutlám)
1,000
Ten thousand (10,000 ) in Engsvanyáli (Sultsám)
10,000

Engsvanyáli numbering rules

Now that you’ve had a gist of the most useful numbers, let’s move to the writing rules for the tens, the compound numbers, and why not the hundreds, the thousands and beyond (if possible).

  • Digits from one to nine are rendered by specific words: fér [1], ghám [2], vém [3], mzhám [4], tlúm [5], gavím [6], horóm [7], ghemém [8], and fetlúm [9].
  • Tens are formed from the root of the multiplier digit (without its m suffix), to which the suffix -sél is added, except for ten: tlatúm [10], ghasél [20], vesél [30], mzhasél [40], tlusél [50], gavisél [60], horosél [70], ghemesél [80], and fetlusél [90].
  • Compound numbers are formed starting with the ten, followed by the unit separated with a space (e.g.: ghasél mzhám [24], gavisél fetlúm [69]).
  • Hundreds are formed starting with the multiplier digit with a change of its diacritic, directly followed by the word for hundred without its first letter ((m)rishtám), with no space, except for one hundred: mrishtám [100], ghàmrishtám [200], vèmrishtám [300], mzhàmrishtám [400], tlùmrishtám [500], gavìmrishtám [600], horòmrishtám [700], ghemèmrishtám [800], and fetlùmrishtám [900].
  • The word for thousand is denutlám [1,000].
  • Two other big numbers are known: sultsám [10,000] and tutlám [1 million].

Write a number in full in Engsvanyáli

Let’s move now to the practice of the numbering rules in Engsvanyáli. Will you guess how to write a number in full? Enter a number and try to write it down in your head, or maybe on a piece of paper, before displaying the result.

Articles

M.A.R. Barker biography M.A.R. Barker biography

In his professional career, M.A.R. Barker taught the Urdu and Balochi languages. He also developped the fantasy/science fiction world of Tékumel, mostly in the roleplaying game Empire of the Petal Throne, for which he invented many languages, including Tsolyáni, Yan Koryáni, Livyáni, Engsvanyáli, and Sunúz, and to a lesser extent Mu’ugalavyáni, Salarvyáni, Classical Tsolyáni, Bednálljan, Llyáni, and Thu’úsa.

Source

  • Grammar of Engsvanyáli, Tekumel Netbook #5

Tékumel languages

Engsvanyáli, Livyáni, Sunúz, Tsolyáni, and Yán Koryáni.

Other supported languages

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