Sunday, March 20th, 2005
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Southern Charm,
Western Passion
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 17,152
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Re: Counting in Welsh
Counting in Cornish.
Notice it counts by 20s instead of 10s. This seems to be a remnant of old Celtic.
Quote:
1
Onan (in counting)
Unn (one, a/an)
2
Dew m.
Diw f.
3
Tri m.
Teyr f.
4
Peswar m.
Peder f.
5 Pymp
6 Hwegh
7 Seyth
8 Eth
9 Naw
10 Deg
11 Unnek
12 Dewdhek
13 Trydhek
14 Peswardhek
15 Pymthek
16 Hwetek
17 Seytek
18 Etek
19 Nawnsek
20 Ugens
21 Onan/Unn warn ugens
22 Dew/Diw warn ugens
31 Unnek warn ugens
32 Dewdhek warn ugens
33 Tredhek warn ugens
40 Dew ugens
50 Deg ha dew ugens
60 Tri ugens
70 Deg ha tri ugens
80 Peswar ugens
90 Deg ha peswar ugens
99 Nawnsek warn peswar ugens
100 Kans
30 Deg warn ugens
100 Kans
200 Dew kans
300 Tri hans
400 Peswar kans
1000 Mil
2000 Diw vil
3000 Tri mil
1 million Milvil
2 million Diw vilvil
3 million Tri milvil
first kynsa, 1a
second nessa, 2a
third tressa, 3a
fourth peswara, 4a
fifth pympes, 5es
sixth whegves, 6es
seventh seythves, 7ves
eighth ethves, 8ves
a little nebes boghes
many lies
more moy a
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