Numbers in Interglossa

How to count in Interglossa, an International Auxiliary Language based on Latin and Greek devised by Lancelot Hogben in the 1930s and 40s.

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Numeral	Cardinal
0	zero
1	mono
2	bi
3	tri
4	tetra
5	penta
6	hexa
7	hepta
8	octa
9	nonnea
10	deca
11	mono mono
12	mono bi
13	mono tri
14	mono tetra
15	mono penta
16	mono hexa
17	mono hepta
18	mono octa
19	mono nonnea
20	bi zero
21	bi mono
22	bi bi
23	bi tri
24	bi tetra
25	bi penta
26	bi hexa
27	bi hepta
28	bi octa
29	bi nonnea
30	tri zero
40	tetra zero
50	penta zero
60	hexa zero
70	hepta zero
80	octa zero
90	nonnea zero
100	centi
1,000	kilo
1,000,000	myria, million

Notes

Ordinal numbers have the same form as cardinal numbers, except the word order is changed. For example: tri gyna de an (his three wives), gyna tri de an (his third wives); bi tri canto (23 songs), u canto bi tri (the 23rd song/psalm).
The word chron (occasion) is used to indicate frequency. E.g. mono chron (once), bi chron (twice), tri chron (three times / thrice), etc.

Links

Information about counting in Interglossa
https://glosa.fias.fr/interglossa/home#design2

Information about Interglossa | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Numbers in International Auxiliary Languages (IALs)

Esperanto, Folkspraak, Glosa, Ido, Interglossa, Interlingua, Interlingue / Occidental, Interslavic, Latino Sine Flexione, Lingwa de planeta, Lingua Franca Nova, Novial, Romance Neolatino, Romániço, Slovio, Solresol, Uropi, Volapük

Numbers in other languages

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