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Language
name and location: Cornish,
Cornwall, United Kingdom [Ref. to
Ethnologue] |
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1. onan [ˈɔˑnan], unn[ynː] (with noun) |
21. onan warn ugens [ˈɔˑnan warn ˈyˑgɛns] |
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2. dew [dɛʊ]/diw[dɪʊ] (masc. / fem.) |
22. dew warn ugens [ˈdɛʊ warn ˈyˑgɛns] |
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3. tri[triː] /teyr [teɪr] (masc. / fem.) |
23. tri warn ugens [ˈtriːwarn ˈyˑgɛns] |
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4. peswar [ˈpɛzwar] /peder [ˈpeˑdɛr] |
24. peswar warn ugens [ˈpɛzwar warn ˈyˑgɛns] |
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5. pymp [pɪmp] |
25. pymp warn ugens [ˈpɪmp warn ˈyˑgɛns] |
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6. hwegh [hwɛːx] |
26. hwegh warn ugens [ˈhwɛːx warn ˈyˑgɛns] |
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7. seyth [seɪθ] |
27. seyth warn ugens [ˈsaɪθ warn ˈyˑgɛns] |
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8. eth [ɛːθ] |
28. eth warn ugens [ˈʊɪθ warn ˈyˑgɛns] |
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9. naw [naʊ] |
29. naw warn ugens [ˈnɑʊ warn ˈyˑgɛns] |
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10. deg [dɛːg] |
30. deg warn ugens [ˈdeg warn ˈyˑgɛns] |
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11. unnek [ˈynːɛk] |
40. dewugens [ˈdəʊˈyˑgɛns] ( 2 x 20 ) |
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12. dewdhek [ˈdɛʊðɛk] |
50. deg ha dewugens [ˈdɛg ha dəʊˈyˑgɛns] |
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13. trydhek [ˈtrɪðɛk] |
60. triugens [ˈtriːˈyˑgɛns] ( 3 x 20 ) |
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14. peswardhek [pɛzˈwarðɛk] |
70. deg ha triugens [ˈdɛg ha triːˈyˑgɛns] |
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15. pymthek [ˈpɪmðɛk] |
80. peswar ugens [ˈpɛzwar ˈyˑgɛns] |
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16. hwetek [ˈhwɛˑtɛk] |
90. deg ha pedwar ugens [ˈdɛg ha pɛzwar ˈyˑgɛns] |
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17. seytek [ˈseitetɛk] |
100. kans [kans] |
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18. etek [ˈɛˑtɛk] |
200. dewkans [ˈdeʊˈkans] |
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19. nownsek [ˈnɔʊtɛk] |
1000. mil [ˈmilː] |
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20. ugens [ˈyˑgɛns] |
2000. diwvil [ˈdiʊvil] |
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Linguist
providing data and dateː Dr. Ken George,
University of Plymouth,
Devon, United Kingdom,
October |
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Other comments: Cornish has a vigesimal system. There are two forms of numbers 2-4 (masculine and feminine) in Cornish. Cornish or Kernewek, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. The identity of the last speaker is hotly debated by scholars. Some sources say the last L1 speaker was Dorothy ‘Dolly’ Pentreath, who died in 1777. Ethnic population: 73,200, scattered in Cornwall county, United Kingdom. |
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