How to count in Breton, a Brythonic Celtic language spoken mainly in Brittany in the the northwest of France.
Key to abbreviations: m = masculine, f = feminine
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Cardinal | Ordinal | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | mann | |
| 1 | unan | kentañ, unanvet |
| 2 | daou (m), div (f) | eil, eilvet daouvet (m) divet (f) |
| 3 | tri (m), teir (f) | trede, trivet (m) teirvet (f) |
| 4 | pevar (m), peder (f) | pevare, pevarvet (m) pedervet (f) |
| 5 | pemp | pemp(v)et |
| 6 | c'hwec'h | c'hwec'hvet |
| 7 | seizh | seizhvet |
| 8 | eizh | eizhvet |
| 9 | nav | navet |
| 10 | dek | dekvet |
| 11 | unnek | |
| 12 | daouzek | |
| 13 | trizek | |
| 14 | pevarzek | |
| 15 | pemzek | |
| 16 | c'hwezek | |
| 17 | seitek | |
| 18 | triwec'h | |
| 19 | naontek | |
| 20 | ugent | |
| 21 | unan warn ugent | |
| 22 | daou warn ugent | |
| 23 | tri warn ugent | |
| 24 | pevar warn ugent | |
| 25 | pemp warn ugent | |
| 26 | c'hwec'h warn ugent | |
| 27 | seizh warn ugent | |
| 28 | eizh warn ugent | |
| 29 | nav warn ugent | |
| 30 | tregont | |
| 31 | unan ha tregont | |
| 32 | daou ha tregont | |
| 33 | tri ha tregont | |
| 34 | pevar ha tregont | |
| 35 | pemp ha tregont | |
| 36 | c'hwec'h ha tregont | |
| 37 | seizh ha tregont | |
| 38 | eizh ha tregont | |
| 39 | nav ha tregont | |
| 40 | daou-ugent | |
| 50 | hanter-kant | |
| 60 | tri-ugent | |
| 70 | dek ha tri-ugent | |
| 80 | pevar-ugent | |
| 90 | dek ha pevar-ugent | |
| 100 | kant | |
| 1000 | mil |
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Numbers in Breton
http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/language/number/breton.html
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