Counting in Livyáni

Language overview

Forty-two in Livyáni Livyáni is an artistic language created by the linguist Muhammad Abd-el-Rahman Barker in the late 40s and published in 1978. It is spoken in the empire of Livyánu, in the lands of Tékumel, in the role-playing game Empire of the Petal Throne. Livyáni has 17 classes of verbs and a system of proclitics and enclitics that mark tense and aspect, among other things.

Livyáni numbers list

  • 1 – prí
  • 2 – hé
  • 3 – pü
  • 4 – mí
  • 5 – tlí
  • 6 – sésh
  • 7 – jái
  • 8 – kól
  • 9 – pór
  • 10 – prí-dlo
  • 11 – prí-dlo prí
  • 12 – prí-dlo hé
  • 13 – prí-dlo pü
  • 14 – prí-dlo mí
  • 15 – prí-dlo tlí
  • 16 – prí-dlo sésh
  • 17 – prí-dlo jái
  • 18 – prí-dlo kól
  • 19 – prí-dlo pór
  • 20 – hé-dlo
  • 30 – pü-dlo
  • 40 – mí-dlo
  • 50 – tlí-dlo
  • 60 – sésh-dol
  • 70 – jái-dlo
  • 80 – kól-dol
  • 90 – pór-dol
  • 100 – prí mrésh

Livyáni numerals

1 in Livyáni
1
2 in Livyáni
2
3 in Livyáni
3

Livyáni 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 zero to nine are rendered by specific words, namely zúth [0], prí [1], hé [2], pü [3], mí [4], tlí [5], sésh [6], jái [7], kól [8], and pór [9].
  • Tens are formed starting with the multiplier digit, followed by either -dlo after a vowel, or -dol after a consonant: prí-dlo [10], hé-dlo [20], pü-dlo [30], mí-dlo [40], tlí-dlo [50], sésh-dol [60], jái-dlo [70], kól-dol [80], and pór-dol [90].
  • Compound numbers are formed starting with the ten, followed by the unit separated with a space (e.g.: sésh-dol tlí [65], jái-dlo pü [73]).
  • Hundreds are formed starting with the multiplier, followed by the word for hundred (mrésh): prí mrésh [100], hé mrésh [200], pü mrésh [300], mí mrésh [400], tlí mrésh [500], sésh mrésh [600], jái mrésh [700], kól mrésh [800], and pór mrésh [900].
  • Thousands are formed starting with the multiplier, followed by the word for thousand (tukál): prí tukál [1,000], hé tukál [2,000], pü tukál [3,000], mí tukál [4,000], tlí tukál [5,000], sésh tukál [6,000], jái tukál [7,000], kól tukál [8,000], and pór tukál [9,000].
  • Livyáni has a special word for hundreds of thousand: ngúmal. Hence we can form prí ngúmal [100,000], hé ngúmal [200,000], pü ngúmal [300,000]…
  • The word for million is ’ürdún (106): prí ’ürdún [1 million], hé ’ürdún [2 millions], pü ’ürdún [3 millions]…

Books

Tekumel: Empire of the Petal Throne Tekumel: Empire of the Petal Throne
by , editors Guardians of Order (2003)
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The Tsolyáni language The Tsolyáni language
by , editors Barker (1978)
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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 Livyáni, Tekumel Netbook #4

Tékumel languages

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

Other supported languages

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