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==Numerals== | ==Numerals== | ||
Numbers are of base 6 (six) which is the sacred number of Grundet's fantasy universe. The use of finger calculation must also have given rise to this system and can clearly be seen in the numeral names: 'öpa' = 'zero', 'öpam' = 'fist' and 'sapa' = 'five', 'sapam' = 'hand', 'waot' = 'six' and 'wao' = 'new'. | Numbers are of base 6 (six for senary system) which is the sacred number of Grundet's fantasy universe. The use of finger calculation must also have given rise to this system and can clearly be seen in the numeral names: 'öpa' = 'zero', 'öpam' = 'fist' and 'sapa' = 'five', 'sapam' = 'hand', 'waot' = 'six' and 'wao' = 'new'. | ||
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* Special numbers: 'sawek' = 'thirty', 'wawat' = 'thirty-six', 'noswek' = 'sixty', 'wahok' = '120', 'nehok' = '240', 'krahok' = '360', 'waotkinoh' = (thirty-six squared) 1296 and 'waotkikram' = (thirty-six cubed) '46656' last of which are rare. | * Special numbers: 'sawek' = 'thirty', 'wawat' = 'thirty-six', 'noswek' = 'sixty', 'wahok' = '120', 'nehok' = '240', 'krahok' = '360', 'waotkinoh' = (thirty-six squared) 1296 and 'waotkikram' = (thirty-six cubed) '46656' last of which are rare. | ||
Example: 'nohwawat.aktawaot.akta' = 'one hundred' | Example: '244<sub>6</sub>' is 'nohwawat.aktawaot.akta' = 'one hundred' or '100<sub>10</sub> | ||
'''Ordinal numbers''': '1st' = 'wahhi', '2nd' = 'nohhi', '3rd' = 'kramet', '4th' = 'aktaet'... (continues by adding '-et' suffix) | '''Ordinal numbers''': '1st' = 'wahhi', '2nd' = 'nohhi', '3rd' = 'kramet', '4th' = 'aktaet'... (continues by adding '-et' suffix) | ||