How to count in Gottscheerish (Göttscheabarisch), a West Germanic language spoken in southern Slovenia, and also in the USA, Canada, Austria and Germany.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | uains | ȁrštǝ |
| 2 | tsboai | tsboaitǝ |
| 3 | drai | drittǝ |
| 4 | viər | viǝrtǝ |
| 5 | vemf | vemftǝ |
| 6 | žekš | žekštǝ |
| 7 | žībm | žībmtǝ |
| 8 | oχt | oχttǝ |
| 9 | nain | naintǝ |
| 10 | tsēhŋ | tsēhŋtǝ |
| 11 | uaindlof, elf | uaindloftǝ, elftǝ |
| 12 | tsbelf | tsbelftǝ |
| 13 | draitsain | draitsaintǝ |
| 14 | viərttsain | viərttsaintǝ |
| 15 | vu̇ftsain, vemftsain | vu̇ftsaintǝ, vemftsaintǝ |
| 16 | žaχtsain | žaχtsaintǝ |
| 17 | žimtsain | žimtsaintǝ |
| 18 | oχtsain | oχtsaintǝ |
| 19 | naintsain | naintsaintǝ |
| 20 | tsbȯntsikh | tsbȯntsikhištǝ |
| 21 | uian-in-tsbȯntsikh | uian-in-tsbȯntsikhištǝ |
| 22 | tsboai-in-tsbȯntsikh | tsboai-in-tsbȯntsikhištǝ |
| 23 | drai-in-tsbȯntsikh | drai-in-tsbȯntsikhištǝ |
| 24 | viər-in-tsbȯntsikh | viər-in-tsbȯntsikhištǝ |
| 25 | vemv-in-tsbȯntsikh | vemv-in-tsbȯntsikhištǝ |
| 26 | žekš-in-tsbȯntsikh | žekš-in-tsbȯntsikhištǝ |
| 27 | žībm-in-tsbȯntsikh | žībm-in-tsbȯntsikhištǝ |
| 28 | oχt-in-tsbȯntsikh | oχt-in-tsbȯntsikhištǝ |
| 29 | nain-in-tsbȯntsikh | nain-in-tsbȯntsikhištǝ |
| 30 | draisikh | draisikhištǝ |
| 40 | viərttsikh | viərttsikhištǝ |
| 50 | vu̇ftsikh, vemftsikh | vu̇ftsikhištǝ vemftsikhištǝ |
| 60 | žaχtsikh | žaχtsikhištǝ |
| 70 | žimtsikh | žimtsikhištǝ |
| 80 | oχtsikh | oχtsikhištǝ |
| 90 | naintsikh | naintsikhištǝ |
| 100 | hu̇ndərt | hu̇ndərtištǝ |
| 101 | hu̇ndərt-uain hu̇ndərt-unt-uain hu̇ndərt-in-uain |
hu̇ndərt-ȁrštǝ |
| 102 | hu̇ndərt-tsboai | hu̇ndərt-tsboaitǝ |
| 103 | hu̇ndərt-drai | hu̇ndərt-drittǝ |
| 110 | hu̇ndərt-tsēhŋ | hu̇ndərt-tsēhŋtǝ |
| 166 | hu̇ndərtžekšinžaχtsikh | hu̇ndərtžekšinžaχtsikhištǝ |
| 200 | tsbianhu̇ndərt tsboaihu̇ndərt |
tsbianhu̇ndərtištǝ tsboaihu̇ndərtištǝ |
| 300 | draihu̇ndərt | draihu̇ndərtištǝ |
| 400 | viərhu̇ndərt | viərhu̇ndərtištǝ |
| 500 | vemfhu̇ndərt | vemfhu̇ndərtištǝ |
| 600 | žekšhu̇ndərt | žekšhu̇ndərtištǝ |
| 700 | žībmhu̇ndərt | žībmhu̇ndərtištǝ |
| 800 | oχthu̇ndərt | oχthu̇ndərtištǝ |
| 900 | nainhu̇ndərt | nainhu̇ndərtištǝ |
| 1,000 | tau̇žnt | tau̇žntištǝ |
| 2,000 | tsbaintau̇žnt tsboaitau̇žnt |
tsbaintau̇žntištǝ tsboaitau̇žntištǝ |
| 3,000 | draitau̇žnt | draitau̇žntištǝ |
| 4,000 | viərtau̇žnt | viərtau̇žntištǝ |
| 5,000 | vemftau̇žnt | vemftau̇žntištǝ |
| 6,000 | žekštau̇žnt | žekštau̇žntištǝ |
| 7,000 | žībmtau̇žnt | žībmtau̇žntištǝ |
| 8,000 | oχttau̇žnt | oχttau̇žntištǝ |
| 9,000 | naintau̇žnt | naintau̇žntištǝ |
| 10,000 | tsēhŋtau̇žnt | tsēhŋtau̇žntištǝ |
| 100,000 | hu̇ndərttau̇žnt | hu̇ndərttau̇žntištǝ |
| 1,000,000 | miliōn | miliōništǝ |
| 2,000,000 | tsboa miliōn(ǝn) | tsboa miliōništǝ |
| 3,000,000 | drai miliōn(ǝn) | drai miliōništǝ |
Source: Hans Tschinkel. Grammatik der Gottscheer Mundart. Halle a.S. – 1908.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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