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Tongan and Lojban have a very simple number system.
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*Tongan and Lojban have a very simple number system.
**Primarily, you put digits one after another.
**Generally you only read out letters in English when it's a phone number or a code number.
***"145606" is almost always "One hundred and forty-five thousand, six hundred and six".
***However, digits after the radix point are read out, i.e. "Pi is three point one four one five nine two six ..."
*Note that both in Lojban and Tongan "100" has two possible realizations.
*Lojban has additional words for hexadecimal system, which explains why it also has a single word for "10".


{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
|- align="CENTER"
|-
! Number
!Number
! Tongan
!Tongan
!Lojban
!Lojban
! Meaning
!Literally means
|- align="CENTER"
|-  
| 0
|0
| noa
|noa
|no
|'''no'''
| 0
|0
|- align="CENTER"
|-  
| 1
|1
| taha
|taha
|pa
|'''pa'''
| 1
|1
|- align="CENTER"
|-  
| 2
|2
| ua
|ua
|re
|'''re'''
| 2
|2
|- align="CENTER"
|-  
| 3
|3
| tolu
|tolu
|ci
|'''ci'''
| 3
|3
|- align="CENTER"
|-  
| 4
|4
| fa
|fa
|vo
|'''vo'''
| 4
|4
|- align="CENTER"
|-  
| 5
|5
| nima
|nima
|mu
|'''mu'''
| 5
|5
|- align="CENTER"
|-  
| 6
|6
| ono
|ono
|xa
|'''xa'''
| 6
|6
|- align="CENTER"
|-  
| 7
|7
| fitu
|fitu
|ze
|'''ze'''
| 7
|7
|- align="CENTER"
|-  
| 8
|8
| valu
|valu
|bi
|'''bi'''
| 8
|8
|- align="CENTER"
|-  
| 9
|9
| hiva
|hiva
|so
|'''so'''
| 9
|9
|- align="CENTER"
|-  
| rowspan="2" | 10
|10
| hongofulu
|hongofulu
|
|'''dau'''
| 10
|10
|- align="CENTER"
|-  
| taha noa
|10
|pa no
|taha noa
| 1, 0
|'''pa no'''
|- align="CENTER"
|1, 0
| 11
|-  
| taha taha
|11
|pa pa
|taha taha
| 1, 1
|'''pa pa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|1, 1
| 12
|-  
| taha ua
|12
|pa re
|taha ua
| 1, 2
|'''pa re'''
|- align="CENTER"
|1, 2
| 13
|-  
| taha tolu
|13
|pa ci
|taha tolu
| 1, 3
|'''pa ci'''
|- align="CENTER"
|1, 3
| 14
|-  
| taha fa
|14
|pa vo
|taha fa
| 1, 4
|'''pa vo'''
|- align="CENTER"
|1, 4
| 15
|-  
| taha nima
|15
|pa mu
|taha nima
| 1, 5
|'''pa mu'''
|- align="CENTER"
|1, 5
| 16
|-  
| taha ono
|16
|pa xa
|taha ono
| 1, 6
|'''pa xa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|1, 6
| 17
|-  
| taha fitu
|17
|pa ze
|taha fitu
| 1, 7
|'''pa ze'''
|- align="CENTER"
|1, 7
| 18
|-  
| taha valu
|18
|``` bi
|taha valu
| 1, 8
|'''pa bi'''
|- align="CENTER"
|1, 8
| 19
|-  
| taha hiva
|19
|```9 so
|taha hiva
| 1, 9
|'''pa so'''
|- align="CENTER"
|1, 9
| 20
|-  
| ua noa
|20
|```0 no
|ua noa
| 2, 0
|'''re no'''
|- align="CENTER"
|2, 0
| 21
|-  
| ua taha
|21
|``` pa
|ua taha
| 2, 1
|'''re pa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|2, 1
| 22
|-  
| ua ua
|22
|``` re
|ua ua
| 2, 2
|'''re re'''
|- align="CENTER"
|2, 2
| 23
|-  
| ua tolu
|23
|``` ci
|ua tolu
| 2, 3
|'''re ci'''
|- align="CENTER"
|2, 3
| 24
|-  
| ua fa
|24
|``` vo
|ua fa
| 2, 4
|'''re vo'''
|- align="CENTER"
|2, 4
| 25
|-  
| ua nima
|25
|``` mu
|ua nima
| 2, 5
|'''re mu'''
|- align="CENTER"
|2, 5
| 26
|-  
| ua ono
|26
|``` xa
|ua ono
| 2, 6
|'''re xa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|2, 6
| 27
|-  
| ua fitu
|27
|``` ze
|ua fitu
| 2, 7
|'''re ze'''
|- align="CENTER"
|2, 7
| 28
|-  
| ua valu
|28
|``` bi
|ua valu
| 2, 8
|'''re bi'''
|- align="CENTER"
|2, 8
| 29
|-  
| ua hiva
|29
|```9 so
|ua hiva
| 2, 9
|'''re so'''
|- align="CENTER"
|2, 9
| 30
|-  
| tolu noa
|30
|```0 no
|tolu noa
| 3, 0
|'''ci no'''
|- align="CENTER"
|3, 0
| 31
|-  
| tolu taha
|31
|``` pa
|tolu taha
| 3, 1
|'''ci pa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|3, 1
| 32
|-  
| tolu ua
|32
|``` re
|tolu ua
| 3, 2
|'''ci re'''
|- align="CENTER"
|3, 2
| 33
|-  
| tolu tolu
|33
|``` ci
|tolu tolu
| 3, 3
|'''ci ci'''
|- align="CENTER"
|3, 3
| 34
|-  
| tolu fa
|34
|``` vo
|tolu fa
| 3, 4
|'''ci vo'''
|- align="CENTER"
|3, 4
| 35
|-  
| tolu nima
|35
|``` mu
|tolu nima
| 3, 5
|'''ci mu'''
|- align="CENTER"
|3, 5
| 36
|-  
| tolu ono
|36
|``` xa
|tolu ono
| 3, 6
|'''ci xa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|3, 6
| 37
|-  
| tolu fitu
|37
|``` ze
|tolu fitu
| 3, 7
|'''ci ze'''
|- align="CENTER"
|3, 7
| 38
|-  
| tolu valu
|38
|``` bi
|tolu valu
| 3, 8
|'''ci bi'''
|- align="CENTER"
|3, 8
| 39
|-  
| tolu hiva
|39
|```9 so
|tolu hiva
| 3, 9
|'''ci so'''
|- align="CENTER"
|3, 9
| 40
|-  
| fa noa
|40
|```0 no
|fa noa
| 4, 0
|'''vo no'''
|- align="CENTER"
|4, 0
| 41
|-  
| fa taha
|41
|``` pa
|fa taha
| 4, 1
|'''vo pa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|4, 1
| 42
|-  
| fa ua
|42
|``` re
|fa ua
| 4, 2
|'''vo re'''
|- align="CENTER"
|4, 2
| 43
|-  
| fa tolu
|43
|``` ci
|fa tolu
| 4, 3
|'''vo ci'''
|- align="CENTER"
|4, 3
| 44
|-  
| fa fa
|44
|``` vo
|fa fa
| 4, 4
|'''vo vo'''
|- align="CENTER"
|4, 4
| 45
|-  
| fa nima
|45
|``` mu
|fa nima
| 4, 5
|'''vo mu'''
|- align="CENTER"
|4, 5
| 46
|-  
| fa ono
|46
|``` xa
|fa ono
| 4, 6
|'''vo xa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|4, 6
| 47
|-  
| fa fitu
|47
|``` ze
|fa fitu
| 4, 7
|'''vo ze'''
|- align="CENTER"
|4, 7
| 48
|-  
| fa valu
|48
|``` bi
|fa valu
| 4, 8
|'''vo bi'''
|- align="CENTER"
|4, 8
| 49
|-  
| fa hiva
|49
|```9 so
|fa hiva
| 4, 9
|'''vo so'''
|- align="CENTER"
|4, 9
| 50
|-  
| nima noa
|50
|```0 no
|nima noa
| 5, 0
|'''mu no'''
|- align="CENTER"
|5, 0
| 51
|-  
| nima taha
|51
|``` pa
|nima taha
| 5, 1
|'''mu pa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|5, 1
| 52
|-  
| nima ua
|52
|``` re
|nima ua
| 5, 2
|'''mu re'''
|- align="CENTER"
|5, 2
| 53
|-  
| nima tolu
|53
|``` ci
|nima tolu
| 5, 3
|'''mu ci'''
|- align="CENTER"
|5, 3
| 54
|-  
| nima fa
|54
|``` vo
|nima fa
| 5, 4
|'''mu vo'''
|- align="CENTER"
|5, 4
| 55
|-  
| nima nima
|55
|``` mu
|nima nima
| 5, 5
|'''mu mu'''
|- align="CENTER"
|5, 5
| 56
|-  
| nima ono
|56
|``` xa
|nima ono
| 5, 6
|'''mu xa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|5, 6
| 57
|-  
| nima fitu
|57
|``` ze
|nima fitu
| 5, 7
|'''mu ze'''
|- align="CENTER"
|5, 7
| 58
|-  
| nima valu
|58
|``` bi
|nima valu
| 5, 8
|'''mu bi'''
|- align="CENTER"
|5, 8
| 59
|-  
| nima hiva
|59
|```9 so
|nima hiva
| 5, 9
|'''mu so'''
|- align="CENTER"
|5, 9
| 60
|-  
| ono noa
|60
|```0 no
|ono noa
| 6, 0
|'''xa no'''
|- align="CENTER"
|6, 0
| 61
|-  
| ono taha
|61
|``` pa
|ono taha
| 6, 1
|'''xa pa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|6, 1
| 62
|-  
| ono ua
|62
|``` re
|ono ua
| 6, 2
|'''xa re'''
|- align="CENTER"
|6, 2
| 63
|-  
| ono tolu
|63
|``` ci
|ono tolu
| 6, 3
|'''xa ci'''
|- align="CENTER"
|6, 3
| 64
|-  
| ono fa
|64
|``` vo
|ono fa
| 6, 4
|'''xa vo'''
|- align="CENTER"
|6, 4
| 65
|-  
| ono nima
|65
|``` mu
|ono nima
| 6, 5
|'''xa mu'''
|- align="CENTER"
|6, 5
| 66
|-  
| ono ono
|66
|``` xa
|ono ono
| 6, 6
|'''xa xa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|6, 6
| 67
|-  
| ono fitu
|67
|``` ze
|ono fitu
| 6, 7
|'''xa ze'''
|- align="CENTER"
|6, 7
| 68
|-  
| ono valu
|68
|``` bi
|ono valu
| 6, 8
|'''xa bi'''
|- align="CENTER"
|6, 8
| 69
|-  
| ono hiva
|69
|```9 so
|ono hiva
| 6, 9
|'''xa so'''
|- align="CENTER"
|6, 9
| 70
|-  
| fitu noa
|70
|```0 no
|fitu noa
| 7, 0
|'''ze no'''
|- align="CENTER"
|7, 0
| 71
|-  
| fitu taha
|71
|``` pa
|fitu taha
| 7, 1
|'''ze pa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|7, 1
| 72
|-  
| fitu ua
|72
|``` re
|fitu ua
| 7, 2
|'''ze re'''
|- align="CENTER"
|7, 2
| 73
|-  
| fitu tolu
|73
|``` ci
|fitu tolu
| 7, 3
|'''ze ci'''
|- align="CENTER"
|7, 3
| 74
|-  
| fitu fa
|74
|``` vo
|fitu fa
| 7, 4
|'''ze vo'''
|- align="CENTER"
|7, 4
| 75
|-  
| fitu nima
|75
|``` mu
|fitu nima
| 7, 5
|'''ze mu'''
|- align="CENTER"
|7, 5
| 76
|-  
| fitu ono
|76
|``` xa
|fitu ono
| 7, 6
|'''ze xa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|7, 6
| 77
|-  
| fitu fitu
|77
|``` ze
|fitu fitu
| 7, 7
|'''ze ze'''
|- align="CENTER"
|7, 7
| 78
|-  
| fitu valu
|78
|``` bi
|fitu valu
| 7, 8
|'''ze bi'''
|- align="CENTER"
|7, 8
| 79
|-  
| fitu hiva
|79
|```9 so
|fitu hiva
| 7, 9
|'''ze so'''
|- align="CENTER"
|7, 9
| 80
|-  
| valu noa
|80
|```0 no
|valu noa
| 8, 0
|'''bi no'''
|- align="CENTER"
|8, 0
| 81
|-  
| valu taha
|81
|``` pa
|valu taha
| 8, 1
|'''bi pa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|8, 1
| 82
|-  
| valu ua
|82
|``` re
|valu ua
| 8, 2
|'''bi re'''
|- align="CENTER"
|8, 2
| 83
|-  
| valu tolu
|83
|``` ci
|valu tolu
| 8, 3
|'''bi ci'''
|- align="CENTER"
|8, 3
| 84
|-  
| valu fa
|84
|``` vo
|valu fa
| 8, 4
|'''bi vo'''
|- align="CENTER"
|8, 4
| 85
|-  
| valu nima
|85
|``` mu
|valu nima
| 8, 5
|'''bi mu'''
|- align="CENTER"
|8, 5
| 86
|-  
| valu ono
|86
|``` xa
|valu ono
| 8, 6
|'''bi xa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|8, 6
| 87
|-  
| valu fitu
|87
|``` ze
|valu fitu
| 8, 7
|'''bi ze'''
|- align="CENTER"
|8, 7
| 88
|-  
| valu valu
|88
|``` bi
|valu valu
| 8, 8
|'''bi bi'''
|- align="CENTER"
|8, 8
| 89
|-  
| valu hiva
|89
|```9 so
|valu hiva
| 8, 9
|'''bi so'''
|- align="CENTER"
|8, 9
| 90
|-  
| hiva noa
|90
|```0 no
|hiva noa
| 9, 0
|'''so no'''
|- align="CENTER"
|9, 0
| 91
|-  
| hiva taha
|91
|``` pa
|hiva taha
| 9, 1
|'''so pa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|9, 1
| 92
|-  
| hiva ua
|92
|``` re
|hiva ua
| 9, 2
|'''so re'''
|- align="CENTER"
|9, 2
| 93
|-  
| hiva tolu
|93
|``` ci
|hiva tolu
| 9, 3
|'''so ci'''
|- align="CENTER"
|9, 3
| 94
|-  
| hiva fa
|94
|``` vo
|hiva fa
| 9, 4
|'''so vo'''
|- align="CENTER"
|9, 4
| 95
|-  
| hiva nima
|95
|``` mu
|hiva nima
| 9, 5
|'''so mu'''
|- align="CENTER"
|9, 5
| 96
|-  
| hiva ono
|96
|``` xa
|hiva ono
| 9, 6
|'''so xa'''
|- align="CENTER"
|9, 6
| 97
|-  
| hiva fitu
|97
|``` ze
|hiva fitu
| 9, 7
|'''so ze'''
|- align="CENTER"
|9, 7
| 98
|-  
| hiva valu
|98
|``` bi
|hiva valu
| 9, 8
|'''so bi'''
|- align="CENTER"
|9, 8
| 99
|-  
| hiva hiva
|99
|```9 so
|hiva hiva
| 9, 9
|'''so so'''
|- align="CENTER"
|9, 9
| rowspan="2" | 100
|-  
| teau
|100
|
|teau
| 100
|'''pa ki'o'''
|- align="CENTER"
|100
| taha noa noa
|-  
|```pa no no, pa ki'o
|100
| 1, 0, 0
|taha noa noa
|'''pa no no'''
|1, 0, 0
|}
|}
Note that both in Lojban and Tongan ''100'' has two possible realizations.

Latest revision as of 18:25, 31 March 2015

  • Tongan and Lojban have a very simple number system.
    • Primarily, you put digits one after another.
    • Generally you only read out letters in English when it's a phone number or a code number.
      • "145606" is almost always "One hundred and forty-five thousand, six hundred and six".
      • However, digits after the radix point are read out, i.e. "Pi is three point one four one five nine two six ..."
  • Note that both in Lojban and Tongan "100" has two possible realizations.
  • Lojban has additional words for hexadecimal system, which explains why it also has a single word for "10".
Number Tongan Lojban Literally means
0 noa no 0
1 taha pa 1
2 ua re 2
3 tolu ci 3
4 fa vo 4
5 nima mu 5
6 ono xa 6
7 fitu ze 7
8 valu bi 8
9 hiva so 9
10 hongofulu dau 10
10 taha noa pa no 1, 0
11 taha taha pa pa 1, 1
12 taha ua pa re 1, 2
13 taha tolu pa ci 1, 3
14 taha fa pa vo 1, 4
15 taha nima pa mu 1, 5
16 taha ono pa xa 1, 6
17 taha fitu pa ze 1, 7
18 taha valu pa bi 1, 8
19 taha hiva pa so 1, 9
20 ua noa re no 2, 0
21 ua taha re pa 2, 1
22 ua ua re re 2, 2
23 ua tolu re ci 2, 3
24 ua fa re vo 2, 4
25 ua nima re mu 2, 5
26 ua ono re xa 2, 6
27 ua fitu re ze 2, 7
28 ua valu re bi 2, 8
29 ua hiva re so 2, 9
30 tolu noa ci no 3, 0
31 tolu taha ci pa 3, 1
32 tolu ua ci re 3, 2
33 tolu tolu ci ci 3, 3
34 tolu fa ci vo 3, 4
35 tolu nima ci mu 3, 5
36 tolu ono ci xa 3, 6
37 tolu fitu ci ze 3, 7
38 tolu valu ci bi 3, 8
39 tolu hiva ci so 3, 9
40 fa noa vo no 4, 0
41 fa taha vo pa 4, 1
42 fa ua vo re 4, 2
43 fa tolu vo ci 4, 3
44 fa fa vo vo 4, 4
45 fa nima vo mu 4, 5
46 fa ono vo xa 4, 6
47 fa fitu vo ze 4, 7
48 fa valu vo bi 4, 8
49 fa hiva vo so 4, 9
50 nima noa mu no 5, 0
51 nima taha mu pa 5, 1
52 nima ua mu re 5, 2
53 nima tolu mu ci 5, 3
54 nima fa mu vo 5, 4
55 nima nima mu mu 5, 5
56 nima ono mu xa 5, 6
57 nima fitu mu ze 5, 7
58 nima valu mu bi 5, 8
59 nima hiva mu so 5, 9
60 ono noa xa no 6, 0
61 ono taha xa pa 6, 1
62 ono ua xa re 6, 2
63 ono tolu xa ci 6, 3
64 ono fa xa vo 6, 4
65 ono nima xa mu 6, 5
66 ono ono xa xa 6, 6
67 ono fitu xa ze 6, 7
68 ono valu xa bi 6, 8
69 ono hiva xa so 6, 9
70 fitu noa ze no 7, 0
71 fitu taha ze pa 7, 1
72 fitu ua ze re 7, 2
73 fitu tolu ze ci 7, 3
74 fitu fa ze vo 7, 4
75 fitu nima ze mu 7, 5
76 fitu ono ze xa 7, 6
77 fitu fitu ze ze 7, 7
78 fitu valu ze bi 7, 8
79 fitu hiva ze so 7, 9
80 valu noa bi no 8, 0
81 valu taha bi pa 8, 1
82 valu ua bi re 8, 2
83 valu tolu bi ci 8, 3
84 valu fa bi vo 8, 4
85 valu nima bi mu 8, 5
86 valu ono bi xa 8, 6
87 valu fitu bi ze 8, 7
88 valu valu bi bi 8, 8
89 valu hiva bi so 8, 9
90 hiva noa so no 9, 0
91 hiva taha so pa 9, 1
92 hiva ua so re 9, 2
93 hiva tolu so ci 9, 3
94 hiva fa so vo 9, 4
95 hiva nima so mu 9, 5
96 hiva ono so xa 9, 6
97 hiva fitu so ze 9, 7
98 hiva valu so bi 9, 8
99 hiva hiva so so 9, 9
100 teau pa ki'o 100
100 taha noa noa pa no no 1, 0, 0