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Tongue twisters |
Proverbs |
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How to count in Swiss German. There is considerable regional variation in the dialects of Swiss German and there is no standardised written form, so many numbers can be written in various ways.
| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 0 | null |
| 1 | eis, äis, ais, eins |
| 2 | zwei, zwöi, zwai |
| 3 | drü, drai, drei |
| 4 | vier |
| 5 | foif, fföif, füüf, fünf |
| 6 | sächs, säggs |
| 7 | sibe, sebe, siebe |
| 8 | acht |
| 9 | nün |
| 10 | zäh, zehn |
| 11 | elf |
| 12 | zwölf |
| 13 | drüzäh |
| 14 | vierzäh |
| 15 | füfzäh |
| 16 | sächzäh |
| 17 | sibzäh |
| 18 | achzäh |
| 19 | nünzäh |
| 20 | zwänzg, zwanzig |
| 21 | einezwänzg, einezwanzig |
| 22 | zweiezwänzg, zweiezwanzig |
| 23 | drüezwänzg, dreiezwanzig |
| 24 | vierezwänzg, vierezwanzig |
| 25 | foifezwänzg, fünfezwanzig |
| 26 | sächsezwänzg, säggsezwanzig |
| 27 | sibenezwänzg, siebenezwanzig |
| 28 | achtezwänzg, achtezwanzig |
| 29 | nünezwänzg, nünezwanzig |
| 30 | driss(i)g |
| 40 | vierz(i)g |
| 50 | füfzg, fuffzig |
| 60 | sächz(i)g |
| 70 | sibezg, siebzig |
| 80 | achtz(i)g |
| 90 | nünz(i)g |
| 100 | hundert |
| 1,000 | tuusig (Zurich, Eastern Switzerland, Lucern, Berne); tausig (Basel) |
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Information about numbers and counting in Swiss German
http://www.eldrid.ch/swgerman.htm#Numbers
http://wikitravel.org/en/Swiss-German_phrasebook
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-swiss-german/en/gsw-che/
http://www.todaytourism.com/travel-guides/Numbers-in-Swiss-German-phrasebook.html
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