Numbers and Quantity
Nordsippisk currently specifies cardinal numbers through 99.
Zero through ten
| Number | Form |
|---|---|
| 0 | zero |
| 1 | enn |
| 2 | tvaa |
| 3 | þrii |
| 4 | fjor |
| 5 | fimm |
| 6 | seks |
| 7 | sivv |
| 8 | atta |
| 9 | nii |
| 10 | tenn |
Eleven through nineteen
tin is the productive ten-plus / -teen element.
| Number | Form |
|---|---|
| 11 | enntin |
| 12 | tvaatin |
| 13 | þriitin |
| 14 | fjortin |
| 15 | fimmtin |
| 16 | sekstin |
| 17 | sivvtin |
| 18 | attatin |
| 19 | niitin |
Tens
-tigg forms multiples of ten.
| Number | Form |
|---|---|
| 20 | tvaatigg |
| 30 | þriitigg |
| 40 | fjortigg |
| 50 | fimmtigg |
| 60 | sekstigg |
| 70 | sivvtigg |
| 80 | attatigg |
| 90 | niitigg |
For other values, the tens form comes first and the ones numeral follows as a separate word.
tvaatigg enn — 21þriitigg seks — 36niitigg nii — 99
Optional hyphens may expose numeral morpheme boundaries: tvaa-tigg, enn-tin.
Noun number after numerals
enn takes a singular noun. zero and every number greater than one take a plural noun.
enn katt — one cattvaa kattar — two catszero kattar — zero cats
Age
Age is expressed with the copula, a number, and plural jarar.
Ik ett þriitigg seks jarar.
I am thirty-six years old.
gammal remains the ordinary adjective old and is not required in age expressions.
Quantifiers
| Form | Meaning |
|---|---|
null | none / no quantity |
zumm | some |
faa | few / little |
mang | many / much |
all | all |
mer | more |
ferr | less / fewer |
zero is the numeral 0; null is absence of quantity.
Degree
tuu — too / excessivelyzer — very / highly
tuu mang hundar — too many dogszer god — very good
Hundreds, larger place values, ordinals, fractions, decimals, and an ordinary word for enough are not yet specified.