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Numbers and Counting in Breton

Demat, Breton Learners! 😃

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

Happy learning!

The Cardinal Numbers in BretonEdit

RulesEdit

0-9Edit

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].

TensEdit

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].

11-19Edit

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].

21-29Edit

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]).

HundredsEdit

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].

ThousandsEdit

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 millionEdit

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

Table of Numbers from 0 to 1 millionEdit

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

SourcesEdit

The Ordinal Numbers in BretonEdit

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

The Fractions in BretonEdit

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

Mathematics Vocabulary in BretonEdit

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

Videos: Learn the Numbers in Breton LanguageEdit

Cours de breton débutant : Les chiffresEdit

Piv a ra unan ? (Compter en breton avec Elsa Corre)Edit

Chiffres et Sexe en breton - Brezhoneg BemdezEdit

Other LessonsEdit

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