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The numeric system of Mehlen is base ten, but without a word for zero. If zeroness is to be expressed, the word for none should be used.
| Mehlen | Etymology | English |
|---|---|---|
| sra | > this | one |
| srayr | > this.DUDual (number) two | two |
| tugba | > long.COMPComparative (comparison) e.g. 'better' | three |
| ktantiw | > abbr. of small hand | four |
| ktawnkay | > abbr. of full hand | five |
| ktabyam | > abbr. of big hand | six |
| meskranw | > abbr. of lacking one from eight | seven |
| ktantwir | > four.DUDual (number) two | eight |
| metsa | > lacking one | nine |
| hurtas | > all person | ten |
Multiples of ten (e.g. twenty, thirty, forty etc.) are formed by placing the 2, 3, 4 etc. in front of an abbreviated form of hurtas 'ten': huts.
| Mehlen | Literally | English |
|---|---|---|
| srayr huts | two ten | twenty |
| tugba huts | three ten | thirty |
| ktantiw huts | four ten | forty |
etc.
This works all the way up to seventy. Eighty is instead formed with a dual of forty, and ninety builds on that:
| Mehlen | Literally | English |
|---|---|---|
| ktantiw hurtir | four ten-DUDual (number) two | eighty |
| hurtas hurtir | ten ten-DUDual (number) two | ninety |
Numbers in between the multiples of ten are formed by adding dyir 'with':
Srayr huts dyir tugba
Twenty three
Hurtas dyir ktantwir
Eighteen
Ktantiw hurtir dyir sra
Eighty one
And finally, one hundred has its own word:
| Mehlen | Etymology | English |
|---|---|---|
| unktas | full man | one hundred |
Larger numbers are formed by adding more dyir, and multiples of a hundred are formed exactly like multiples of ten:
Unktas dyir meskranw
One hundred and seven
Tugba unktas dyir tugba huts dyir tugba
Three hundred and thirty-three
etc.
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