Difference between revisions of "Language/Multiple-languages/Vocabulary/Numerals"

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!read the digits from high to low
!read the digits from high to low
!read the digits from high to low, except reading the digit in one's place before in ten's place
!read the digits from high to low, except reading the digit in one's place before in ten's place
!digits form one word
!digits are one word
!digits connected by hypen
!digits connected by hypen
!digits are separate words
!digits are separate words

Revision as of 09:52, 21 August 2019

This page is in progress. It will compare the numeral in different languages.

A database of numerals:

https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/

0-10 irregular, 11- regular 0-12 irregular, 13- regular 0-16 irregular, 16- regular read the digits from high to low read the digits from high to low, except reading the digit in one's place before in ten's place digits are one word digits connected by hypen digits are separate words “and” between digits in ten's place and in one's place “and” between digits in hundred's place and in ten's place read “zero” if the digit between two places is zero
Chinese + - - + - + - - - - +
English - + - + - + + prefered + - + UK - US -
Esperanto + - - + - + - + prefered - - -
German - + - - + + - - - - -
Japanese + - - + - + - - - - -
region tally mark
Most of Europe, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand and North America 320px-Tally_marks.svg.png
France, Spain, their former colonies and Brazil 320px-Tally_marks_2.svg.png
Cultures using Chinese characters 320px-Tally_marks_3.svg.png