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When spoken, numbers in Miwāfu are spelled out with a leading particle to indicate that it is a number.
Numbers
| Arabic | Syllable |
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| 0 | pa |
| 1 | re |
| 2 | chi |
| 3 | ko |
| 4 | mu |
| 5 | za |
| 6 | ge |
| 7 | hi |
| 8 | to |
| 9 | fu |
Numeral Particle
The beginning of a number series is indicated by we.
we parechi
[numeral] 123
123
The end of a numerical sequence is either a pause between words or nwe.
we parechi nwe
[numeral] 123 [end-numeral]
123
Scales
With large numbers, values are separated in groups of three. The separator is do.
wa padorechiko
wa pa do rechiko
[numeral] 1 [thousands] 234
1,234
If the entire group is zero, then the number itself can be skipped.
wa padorechiko
wa pa dodo rechiko
[numeral] 1 [thousands] [thousands] 234
1,000,234
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".
wa padopado
wa pa do pa do
[number] 1 [thousands] 1 [thousands]
1,000,001,000
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
These can be combined together:
pa doshyo
1 [thousand] [trillion]
1 quadrillion
1,000,000,000,000,000
Decimals
The decimal indicator is rya.
paryapa
pa rya pa
1.1
Negatives
If the leading we is suffixed by -yo, it indicates a negative number.
weyo pa
[numeral-negative] 1
-1
Mathematics
Simple math, addition and subtraction, is done with additional suffixes. -yo is used for subtracting values.
we pa weyo re
[numeral] 1 [numeral-negative] 2 [end-numeral]
1 - 2
-1
For addition, -ko is used.
we pa weko re
[numeral] 1 [numeral-positive] 2 [end-numeral]
1 + 2
3
In a series of math, only the final needs a nwe if one is required.
we pa weyo re nwe
[numeral] 1 [numeral-negative] 2 [end-numeral]
1 - 2
-1