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Numbers in Black Speech have no inflection in case or any other grammar form. However some case suffixes have special meaning (see below). They can be used alone without noun in place of subject or object. | Numbers in Black Speech have no inflection in case or any other grammar form. However some case suffixes have special meaning (see below). They can be used alone without noun in place of subject or object. | ||
- | Numerals precede nouns even in [[Classical Black Speech]] ([[ring-verse|" | + | Numerals precede nouns even in [[black_speech|Classical Black Speech]] ([[ring-verse|" |
Nûrlâm uses decimal numeral system (10 as base) as in majority of real world and in Sindarin language. Quenya has duodecimal system (base 12), but there is no reason to copy this feature, archaic for Middle-Earth, | Nûrlâm uses decimal numeral system (10 as base) as in majority of real world and in Sindarin language. Quenya has duodecimal system (base 12), but there is no reason to copy this feature, archaic for Middle-Earth, | ||
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===== Basic numbers ===== | ===== Basic numbers ===== | ||
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Numbers from 11 to 19 are formed as // | Numbers from 11 to 19 are formed as // | ||
- | ^ Number | + | ^ Number | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
- | ^ Black Speech | + | ^ Nûrlâm |
Multiples of ten are formed as < | Multiples of ten are formed as < | ||
- | ^ Number | + | ^ Number | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | |
- | ^ Black Speech | + | ^ Nûrlâm |
- | Hundreds are formed regularily as < | + | Hundreds are formed regularily as < |
=== Example === | === Example === | ||
- | To translate the number 16384 into Black Speech we express it as: (10 + 6)x1000 + 3x100 + 80 + 4. Thus it becomes " | + | To translate the number 16384 into Black Speech we express it as: (10 + 6)x1000 + 3x100 + 80 + 4. Thus it becomes " |
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// | // | ||
+ | //Subsets// are formed by putting the noun/ | ||
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===== Quantifiers ===== | ===== Quantifiers ===== | ||
- | Some words (usually adjectives and indefinite pronouns) are used instead of exact numbers. They behave like adjectives or adverbs. Single-syllable quantifiers may become clitic joined to the end of the word, but it's recommended to place them before described words. Because Standard Nûrlâm lacks grammatical category of number, quantifiers are used frequently for clarification of number. Black Speech don't distinguish countable and uncountable nouns, so phrases like " | + | Some words (usually adjectives and indefinite pronouns) are used instead of exact numbers. They behave like adjectives or adverbs. Single-syllable quantifiers may become clitic joined to the end of the word, but it's recommended to place them before described words. Because Standard Nûrlâm lacks grammatical category of number, quantifiers are used frequently for clarification of number. Black Speech don't distinguish countable and uncountable nouns, so phrases like " |
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===== See also ===== | ===== See also ===== | ||
- [[lexicon: | - [[lexicon: |