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Found some typos, clarified zeros.

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@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ Numbers
Arabic | Syllable
-----: | :-------
0 | pa
1 | re
2 | chi
3 | ko
4 | mu
5 | za
6 | ge
7 | hi
8 | to
9 | fu
0 | fu
1 | pa
2 | re
3 | chi
4 | mo
5 | ku
6 | za
7 | ge
8 | hi
9 | to
Numeral Particle
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@ -38,38 +38,35 @@ The end of a numerical sequence is either a pause between words or `nwe`.
Scales
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With large numbers, values are separated in groups of three. The separator is `do`.
With large numbers, over four digits, the typical convention is to write them out with a space or letter between each group of three.
wa padorechiko
wa pa do rechiko
[numeral] 1 [thousands] 234
1,234
we parechi moku
[numeral] 123 45
If the entire group is zero, then the number itself can be skipped.
To simplify numbers, `do` is used to indicate three zeros.
wa padorechiko
wa pa dodo rechiko
[numeral] 1 [thousands] [thousands] 234
1,000,234
padochi
1 000 2
10,002
Scales are based on the previous number, not the total magnitude. In English, one would say "1 billion, 1 thousand." In Miwāfu, one would say "1 thousand 1 thousand".
In addition to `do`, there are additional scale syllables used for large numbers.
wa padopado
wa pa do pa do
[number] 1 [thousands] 1 [thousands]
1,000,001,000
Zeros | Description | Syllable
----: | :------- | :-------
1 | Ten | mya
2 | Hundred | pyu
3 | Thousand | do
6 | Million | kya
9 | Billion | jyo
12 | Trillion | shyo
In addition to using the thousands skip, there are additional amounts that can be interspersed with the number or used at the end.
Arabic | Description | Syllable
----------------: | :-------
10 | Ten | mya
100 | Hundred | pyu
1,000 | Thousand | do
1,000,000 | Million | kya
1,000,000,000 | Billion | jyo
1,000,000,000,000 | Trillion | shyo
Like `do`, these can easily be combined together to indicate more zeros.
pa jyo re
pa dododo re
1 000000000 2
10,000,000,002
These can be combined together:
pa doshyo
@ -77,6 +74,8 @@ These can be combined together:
1 quadrillion
1,000,000,000,000,000
To do numbers like the English phrase "one thousand and one", see *Mathematics* below.
Decimals
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