Hylian Numbers

nImSEn hilanan

N�msh�n Hilanan

The Hylian number and mathematical system is exactly the same as the Arabic numeral system. It uses base-10 numerals, where each successive numeral increases in value by a power of ten (in other words, they write and use numbers the same way we do).

However, the way numbers are written out in words and how they are pronounced is very different from our system. There are some similarities, and they become easy to understand once you've learned them.

Hylian	Arabic	English	Hylian	Arabic	English
0 sore	0 sore	zero
1 hire	1 hire	one	10 dEme	10 d�me	ten
2 dise	2 dise	two	20 didEme	20 did�me	twenty
3 troe	3 troe	three	30 trodEme	30 trod�me	thirty
4 kose	4 kose	four	40 kodEme	40 kod�me	forty
5 pante	5 pante	five	50 pandEme	50 pand�me	fifty
6 hEnte	6 h�nte	six	60 hEndEme	60 h�nd�me	sixty
7 site	7 site	seven	70 sidEme	70 sid�me	seventy
8 onte	8 onte	eight	80 ondEme	80 ond�me	eighty
9 nive	9 nive	nine	90 nidEme	90 nid�me	ninety

When counting from zero to ten, or saying a "tens" number, simply say the number.

0	1	2	3	10	20
sore	hire	dise	troe	dEme	didEme
sore	hire	dise	troe	d�me	did�me
zero	one	two	three	ten	twenty

When counting from eleven to ninety-nine, say the "tens" number then the "ones" number.

11	12	21	22
dEme hire	dEme dise	didEme hire	didEme dise
d�me hire	d�me dise	did�me hire	did�me dise
eleven (ten one)	twelve (ten two)	twenty-one	twenty-two

100 sale	100 sale	(one) hundred
200 disale	200 disale	two hundred
300 trosale	300 trosale	three hundred
400 kosale	400 kosale	four hundred
500 pansale	500 pansale	five hundred
600 hEnsale	600 h�nsale	six hundred
700 sisale	700 sisale	seven hundred
800 onsale	800 onsale	eight hundred
900 nisale	900 nisale	nine hundred
1000 male	1000 male	(one) thousand

When saying a hundreds number, simply say the number.

100	200	300	400
sale	disale	trosale	kosale
sale	disale	trosale	kosale
one hundred	two hundred	three hundred	four hundred

For other numbers, say the "hundreds" number, the "tens" number, and the "ones" number.

163	579
sale hEndEme troe	pansale sidEme nive
sale h�ndeme troe	pansale sid�me nive
one hundred sixty-three	five hundred seventy-nine

Numbers greater than one thousand are slightly more complicated. For numbers greater than one thousand and less than one million, you must use the special conjunction do before the thousands number (except when it is only one thousand). Here is a formula for saying the number: thousands number (hundreds+tens+ones+do+male) + hundreds + tens + ones.

3258

troe do male disale pandEme onte

troe do male disale pand�me onte

three thousand two hundred fifty-eight

Note that Hylian places the equivalent of a period between the thousands column and the hundreds column. Essentially, Hylian places a period whenever we would use a comma.

279.851

disale sidEme nive do male onsale pandEme hire

disale sid�me nive do male onsale pand�me hire

two hundred seventy-nine thousand eight hundred fifty-one

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