How to count in Quenya (Elvish), a language invented by J.R.R. Tolkien and used in his books, including The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings.
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Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
---|---|---|
1 | minë | minya |
2 | atta | attea |
3 | neldë | neldea |
4 | canta | cantea |
5 | lempë | lempea |
6 | enquë | enquea |
7 | otso | otsea |
8 | tolto | toldea |
9 | nertë | nertea |
10 | cainen | quainea |
11 | minquë | |
12 | yunquë | |
13 | nelcëa | |
14 | cancëa | |
15 | lencëa | |
16 | encëa | |
17 | occëa | |
18 | tolcëa | |
19 | nercëa | |
20 | yucainen | |
21 | minë yucainen | |
22 | atta yucainen | |
23 | neldë yucainen | |
24 | canta yucainen | |
25 | lempë yucainen | |
26 | enquë yucainen | |
27 | otso yucainen | |
28 | tolto yucainen | |
29 | nertë yucainen | |
30 | nelcainen | |
40 | cancainen | |
50 | lemincainen | |
60 | eneccainen | |
70 | otsocainen | |
80 | tolcainen | |
90 | nercainen | |
100 | tuxa | |
1,000 | húmë | |
1,000,000 | mindóra |
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-quenya/en/qya/
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Quenya_numbers
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Quenya/Numerals
http://www.ambar-eldaron.com/thorsten/numerals.html
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