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Numbers and Counting in Breton

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➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to count in the Breton language spoken in Brittany (France).

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The Cardinal Numbers in Breton

Rules

0-9

Digits from zero to nine are rendered by specific nouns: mann [0], unan [1], daou / div (masculine/feminine) [2], tri / teir (masculine/feminine) [3], pevar / peder (masculine/feminine) [4], pemp [5], c'hwec'h [6], seizh [7], eizh [8] and nav [9].

Tens

The tens follow a vigesimal system (based on the number twenty): dek [10], ugent [20], tregont [30], daou-ugent (2*20) [40], hanter-kant (half-hundred) [ 50], tri-ugent (3*20) [60], dek ha tri-ugent (10+3*20) [70], pevar-ugent (4*20) [80] and dek ha pevar-ugent (10 +4*20) [90].

11-19

Compound numbers from eleven to nineteen are formed starting with the unit, followed by the root of the word for ten (dek): unnek [11], daouzek [12], trizek [13], pevarzek [14], pemzek [15], c'hwezek [16], seitek [17], triwec'h (literally, three sixes) [18] and naontek [19].

21-29

Compound numbers from twenty-one to twenty-nine are formed starting with the unit, followed by the particle warn (above), then the word for twenty (e.g.: unan warn ugent [21], c 'hwec'h warn ugent [26]). Compound numbers from thirty-one to ninety-nine are formed starting with the unit (or the number 11 to 19), followed by the particle ha (and), and the ten (exp. : tri ha tregont [33], seizh ha hanter-kant [57], pevarzek ha tri-ugent [74]).

Hundreds

Hundreds are formed by placing the multiplier digit in front of the word for hundred (kant or c'hant), with the exception of one hundred itself: kant [100], daou c'hant [200], tri c'hant [ 300], pevar c'hant [400], pemp kant [500], c'hwec'h kant [600], seizh kant [700], eizh kant [800] and nav c'hant [900].

Thousands

Thousands are formed by placing the multiplier figure in front of the word for thousand (mil or vil), with the exception of thousand itself: mil [1,000], daou vil [2,000], tri mil [3,000], pevar mil [4000], pemp mil [5000], c'hwec'h mil [6000], seizh mil [7000], eizh mil [8000] and nav mil [9000].

A million

A million is called ur million, and a billion, ur billion.

Table of Numbers from 0 to 1 million

Number	Brezhoneg
0	mann
1	unan
2	daou div [f]
3	tri teir [f]
4	pevar peder [f]
5	pemp
6	c'hwec'h
7	seizh
8	eizh
9	nav
10	dek
11	unnek
12	daouzek
13	trizek
14	pevarzek
15	pemzek
16	c'hwezek
17	seitek
18	triwec'h
19	naontek
20	ugent
30	tregont
40	daou-ugent
50	hanter-kant
60	tri-ugent
70	dek ha tri-ugent
80	pevar-ugent
90	dek ha pevar-ugent
100	kant
1,000	mil
1,000,000	milion

Sources

• https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/comment-compter-en-breton/fr/bre/

The Ordinal Numbers in Breton

	Brezhoneg	English
1o	kentañ, unanvet	first
2o	eil, eilvet, daouvet, divvet	second
3o	trede, trivet, teirvet	third

The Fractions in Breton

	Brezhoneg	English
1/2	hanter	half
1/3	trederenn	third
1/4	kard	quarter
%	an dregantad	percent
	ar jederez	calculator

Mathematics Vocabulary in Breton

Breton	English
ar sammadur	addition
al lamadur	the subtraction
al liesadur	the multiplication
ar rannadur	the division
bras	big
brasoc'h eget/evit	bigger
bihan	small
bihanoc'h eget/evit	smaller
par da	equal
anpar da	different

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