How to count in ancient Celtic languages.
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Primitive Irish, or Archaic Irish (Gaeilge Ársa), is a form of Irish known from inscriptions in Ogham found in Ireland and western parts of Britain. It was spoken between about the 4th and the 7th or 8th centuries AD.
Classical Gaelic was the literary form of Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland between the 13th and the 18th centuries.
| Primitive Irish | Old Irish | Classical Gaelic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | oinas | oen | óen |
| 2 | dau | dá | dáu |
| 3 | tris | trí | trí |
| 4 | kwetur | cethair | cethir |
| 5 | kweggwe | cóic | cóic |
| 6 | swes | sé | sé |
| 7 | sextan | secht | secht |
| 8 | oxtan | ocht | ocht |
| 9 | nouin | noí | noí |
| 10 | dekan | deec/deich | dech |
Information about these languages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Celtic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Brittonic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Welsh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive_Irish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Irish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Gaelic
Proto-Celtic, Celtiberian, Gaulish, Proto-Brythonic, Cumbric, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh, Welsh, Middle Cornish, Cornish, Old Breton, Middle Breton, Breton Old Irish, Middle Irish, Irish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic
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