How to count in Modern Shetlandic Scots (Shaetlan), a variety of Insular Scots with Norn influences spoken in Shetland.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ae, ane, wan, een | first |
| 2 | twa, two | seicont |
| 3 | tree | third |
| 4 | fower | fowert |
| 5 | five | fift |
| 6 | sax, six | saxt |
| 7 | seiven, seeven | seivent |
| 8 | aicht, eight | aicht |
| 9 | nine | nint |
| 10 | ten | tent |
| 11 | eleiven, eleeven | eleivent |
| 12 | twal | twalt |
| 13 | thriteen, therteen | thirteent |
| 14 | fowerteen, forteen | fowerteent |
| 15 | fifteen | fifteent |
| 16 | saxteen, sixteen | saxteent |
| 17 | seiventeen, seeventeen | seiventeent |
| 18 | aichteen, eighteen | aichteent |
| 19 | nineteen | nineteent |
| 20 | twinty | twintiet |
| 21 | twinty-ane | twinty-first |
| 22 | twinty-twa | twinty-seicont |
| 23 | twinty-tree | twinty-third |
| 24 | twinty-fower | twinty-fowert |
| 25 | twinty-five | twinty-fift |
| 26 | twinty-sax | twinty-saxt |
| 27 | twinty-seiven | twinty-seivent |
| 28 | twinty-aicht | twinty-aicht |
| 29 | twinty-nine | twinty-nint |
| 30 | thirty, thritty | thirtiet |
| 40 | fowerty | fowertiet |
| 50 | fivety | fiftiet |
| 60 | saxty | saxtiet |
| 70 | seiventy | seiventiet |
| 80 | aichty | aichtiet |
| 90 | ninety | nintiet |
| 100 | hundert | |
| 1,000 | thoosand |
Information about counting in Shetlandic
https://www.shetlanddialect.org.uk/number-line
https://www.scots-online.org/articles/contents/ModernScots.pdf
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