How to count in Kven (kvääni), a Finnic language spoken in northern Norway.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | yksi | yhđes / ensimäinen |
| 2 | kaksi | kahđes / toinen |
| 3 | kolme | kolmas |
| 4 | nelje [ˈnelje] | neljes |
| 5 | viisi | viiđes |
| 6 | kuusi | kuuđes |
| 7 | seittemen | seittemes |
| 8 | kahđeksen [ˈkɑhðeksen] kaheksan |
kahđekses |
| 9 | yhđeksen | yhđekses |
| 10 | kymmenen | kymmenes |
| 11 | yksitoista | yhđestoista |
| 12 | kaksitoista | kahđestoista |
| 13 | kolmetoista | kolmastoista |
| 14 | neljetoista | neljestoista |
| 15 | viisitoista | viiđestoista |
| 16 | kuusitoista | kuđestoista |
| 17 | seittementoista | seittemestoista |
| 18 | kahđeksentoista | kahđestoista |
| 19 | yhđeksentoista | yhđeksestoista |
| 20 | kahsikymmentä | kahđeskymmenes |
| 21 | kahsikymmentä yksi | kahđeskymmenes yhđes / ensimäinen |
| 22 | kahsikymmentä kaksi | kahđeskymmenes kahđes / toinen |
| 23 | kahsikymmentä kolme | kahđeskymmenes kolmas |
| 24 | kahsikymmentä nelje | kahđeskymmenes neljes |
| 25 | kahsikymmentä viisi | kahđeskymmenes viiđes |
| 26 | kahsikymmentä kuusi | kahđeskymmenes kuuđes |
| 27 | kahsikymmentä seittemen | kahđeskymmenes seittemes |
| 28 | kahsikymmentä kahđeksen | kahđeskymmenes kahđekses |
| 29 | kahsikymmentä yhđeksen | kahđeskymmenes yhđekses |
| 30 | kolmekymmentä | kolmaskymmenes |
| 40 | neljekymmentä | |
| 50 | viisikymmentä | |
| 60 | kuusikymmentä | |
| 70 | seittemenkymmentä | |
| 80 | kahđeksenkymmentä | |
| 90 | yhđeksenkymmentä | |
| 100 | sata | |
| 1,000 | tuhat | |
| 10,000 | kymmenen tuhatta | |
| 100,000 | satatuhatta | |
| 1 million | miljona | |
| 1 billion | miljardi |
Hear some Kven numbers:
Numbers in Kven
https://practicalkven.blogspot.com/2021/01/lesson-1-greetings-and-self-introduction.html
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-kven/en/fkv/
https://oahpa.no/kveeni/numra/
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Kven_numerals
https://kvensk.no/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Tilleggshefte-7.-kl.-07.09.17.pdf
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