Numbers in Proto-Finnic, the ancestor of the Finnic languages. It is not attested in any texts but has been reconstructed by linguists.
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| Cardinal | Ordinal | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ükci | |
| 2 | kakci | toinen |
| 3 | kolme | kolmanci |
| 4 | neljä | neljänci |
| 5 | viici | viidenci |
| 6 | kuuci | kuudenci |
| 7 | säic'en | säiccemenci |
| 8 | kakteksa | kakteksac |
| 9 | ükteksä | ükteksäc |
| 10 | kümmen | kümmenec |
| 11 | ükci toicta kümmentä | |
| 12 | kakci toicta kümmentä | |
| 13 | kolme toicta kümmentä | |
| 14 | neljä toicta kümmentä | |
| 15 | viici toicta kümmentä | |
| 16 | kuuci toicta kümmentä | |
| 17 | säic'en toicta kümmentä | |
| 18 | kakteksa toicta kümmentä | |
| 19 | ükteksä toicta kümmentä | |
| 20 | kakci kümmentä |
Hear some Proto-Finnic numbers:
Source
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Proto-Finnic_numerals
Information about Proto-Finnic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Finnic_language
https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Läänemeresoome_algkeel
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