Counting in Valthungian

Language overview

Forty-two in Valthungian Valthungian, the Grey Tongue, is a constructed language (a conlang) designed by BenJamin P. Johnson since 2010. It is an East Germanic language, descending from a linguistic ancestor that likely shared mutual intelligibility with the Gothic language. The origins of Modern Valthungian can be traced back to Middle Valthungian (1200‒1600ᴀᴅ), which in turn, evolved from Old Valthungian (800‒1200ᴀᴅ). The linguistic lineage can be further traced back to Griutungi, which was likely considered a Gothic dialect at the time (400‒800ᴀᴅ). It is written in the Valthungian alphabet based on the Gothic, Latin and Greek alphabets.

Valthungian numbers list

  • 1 – ǣns
  • 2 – tuǣ
  • 3 – þrīs
  • 4 – fiður
  • 5 – fim
  • 6 – sǣs
  • 7 – sivun
  • 8 – āta
  • 9 – njun
  • 10 – tǣjun
  • 11 – ǣnlif
  • 12 – tualif
  • 13 – þrižatǣn
  • 14 – fiðratǣn
  • 15 – fimfatǣn
  • 16 – sǣstatǣn
  • 17 – sivnatǣn
  • 18 – ātatǣn
  • 19 – njunatǣn
  • 20 – tuǣtiǧis
  • 30 – þrīstiǧis
  • 40 – fiðratiǧis
  • 50 – fimtiǧis
  • 60 – sǣstiǧis
  • 70 – sivnatiǧis
  • 80 – ātatiǧis
  • 90 – njuntiǧis
  • 100 – ǣn hund
  • 1,000 – ǣna þūsunde

Valthungian 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).

  • Valthungian digits from zero to nine are: nīþun [0], ǣns / ǣn(at) / ǣna (m/n/f) [1], tuǣ / tuā / tuōs (m/n/f) [2], þrīs / þrī, þriža / þrīs (m/n/f) [3], fiður [4], fim [5], sǣs [6], sivun [7], āta [8], and njun [9]. One (singular), two (dual) and three (trial) are declinable numerals, while others are undeclinable.
  • The word for ten is tǣjun [10].
  • Eleven and twelve are irregular: ǣnlif [11], tualif [12]. Compound numbers from thirteen to nineteen are formed starting with the unit, directly followed by the lenited form of ten (tǣn), with no space: þrižatǣn [13], fiðratǣn [14], fimfatǣn [15], sǣstatǣn [16], sivnatǣn [17], ātatǣn [18], and njunatǣn [19].
  • Tens are formed starting with the multiplier digit, directly followed by -tiǧis, except for ten: tǣjun [10], tuǣtiǧis [20], þrīstiǧis [30], fiðratiǧis [40], fimtiǧis [50], sǣstiǧis [60], sivnatiǧis [70], ātatiǧis [80], and njuntiǧis [90].
  • Compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine are formed starting with the ten, with its suffix losing its ending s, followed by the digit separated with a space (e.g.: þrīstiǧi fim [35], sivnatiǧis ǣns [71]).
  • The word for hundred (singular: hund; plural: hunda) being neutral, the first three hundreds use the nominative neutral numeral cases ǣn, tuā, and þrī: ǣn hund [100], tuā hunda [200], þrī hunda [300], fiður hunda [400], fim hunda [500], sǣs hunda [600], sivun hunda [700], āta hunda [800], and njun hunda [900].
  • The word for thousand (singular: þūsunde; plural: þūsunǧis) being feminine, the first three thousands use the nominative feminine numeral cases ǣna, tuōs, and þrīs: ǣna þūsunde [1,000], tuōs þūsunǧis [2,000], þrīs þūsunǧis [3,000], fiður þūsunǧis [4,000], fim þūsunǧis [5,000], sǣs þūsunǧis [6,000], sivun þūsunǧis [7,000], āta þūsunǧis [8,000], and njun þūsunǧis [9,000].
  • The Valthungian language follows the short scale for higher numbers: miljǭn [million, 106], biljǭn [billion, 109], þriljǭn [trillion, 1012], friljǭn [quadrillion, 1015], fimfiljǭn [quintillion, 1018], sǣsiljǭn [sextillion, 1021], sivniljǭn [septillion, 1024], ātatiljǭn [octillion, 1027], njuniljǭn [nonillion, 1030].

Write a number in full in Valthungian

Let’s move now to the practice of the numbering rules in Valthungian. 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.

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