How to count in Föhr (Fering), a variety of North Frisian spoken on the island of Föhr in the German region of North Frisia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | nul | |
| 1 | enn (m) ian [iɐ̯n] (f) | iarst |
| 2 | tau [tʰaʊ̯] | naist, öler |
| 3 | trii [tʰriː] | traad |
| 4 | fjauer [ˈfçaʊ̯ɐ] | fjuard |
| 5 | fiiw [fiːv] | füft |
| 6 | seeks [seːks] | seekst |
| 7 | sööwen [ˈsøːvn̩] | sööwenst |
| 8 | aacht [aːxt] | aachst |
| 9 | njüügen [ˈnʲyːɡŋ̍] | njüügenst |
| 10 | tjiin [tçiːn / t͡ʃiːn] | tjiinst |
| 11 | elwen [ˈɛlvn̩] | elwenst |
| 12 | twaalew [ˈtʰvaːlɐv] | twaalewst |
| 13 | tretanj [ˈtʰrɛtʰanʲ] | tretanjst |
| 14 | fjauertanj [ˈfçaʊ̯ɐtʰanʲ] | fjauertanjst |
| 15 | füftanj [ˈfʏftʰanʲ] | fiiwtanjst |
| 16 | seekstanj [ˈseːkstʰanʲ] | seekstanjst |
| 17 | sööwentanj [ˈsøːvn̩ˌtʰanʲ] | sööwentanjst |
| 18 | aachtanj [ˈaːɡəˌtʰanʲ] | aachtanjst |
| 19 | njüügentanj [ˈnʲyːɡŋ̍ˌtʰanʲ] | njüügentanjst |
| 20 | twuntig [ˈtʰvʊntʰɪç] | twuntigstj |
| 21 | ianantwuntig | ianantwuntigst |
| 22 | tauantwuntig | tauantwuntigst |
| 23 | triiantwuntig | triiantwuntigst |
| 24 | fjauerantwuntig | fjauerantwuntigst |
| 25 | fiiwantwuntig | fiiwantwuntigst |
| 26 | seeksantwuntig | seeksantwuntigst |
| 27 | sööwenantwuntig | sööwenantwuntigst |
| 28 | aachtantwuntig | aachtantwuntigst |
| 29 | njüügenantwuntig | njüügenantwuntigst |
| 30 | dörtig [ˈdœxtʰɪç] | dörtigst |
| 40 | fiartig [ˈfiɐ̯xtʰɪç] | fiartigst |
| 50 | föftig [ˈfœftɪç] | föftigst |
| 60 | söstig [ˈsœstɪç] | söstigst |
| 70 | sööwentig [ˈsøːvn̩tʰɪç] | sööwentigst |
| 80 | tachentig [ˈtʰaxn̩tʰɪç] | tachentigst |
| 90 | neegentig [ˈneːɡŋ̍tʰɪç] | neegentigst |
| 100 | hunert [ˈhʊnɐt] | hunertst |
| 200 | tauhunert | tauhunertst |
| 300 | triihunert | triihunertst |
| 400 | fjauerhunert | fjauerhunertst |
| 500 | fiiwhunert | fiiwhunertst |
| 600 | seekshunert | seekshunertst |
| 700 | sööwenhunert | sööwenhunertst |
| 800 | aachthunert | aachthunertst |
| 900 | njüügenhunert | njüügenhunertst |
| 1,000 | düüsen | düüsenst |
| 10,000 | tjiindüüsen | tjiindüüsenst |
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Information provided by Mashaallah Noshiravani
Details of North Frisian numbers
https://www.nordfriiskinstituut.eu/fileadmin/Content/Nordfriisk_Futuur/E-Books/Friesische_Gebrauchsgrammatik_-_Fering.pdf
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:North_Frisian_numbers
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