![]() I've realized that diffent languages stop having 'special' numerals for numbers somewhere between 12 and 16 (At least the languages i know). The next article explains the impetus for this construction. Basically it provides short names for the first 1000 or so counting numbers ! : Here is one of the sources I used to get the latin numbers. Latin has different names for certain numbers based on context. I don't concern myself with these details, and I simply chose the first case in these instances. The Greek alphabet contains only 24 letters, a number of which have no equivalents in the english alphabet. The "names" presented here are therefore transliterations of the original greek. Naturally, number words are employed mainly in spoken language (as in a. Specifically I use a letter substition system to write greek words in english. ![]() Structure of two-digit numbers in French or reverse word number order in German.
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