Numbers

Numbers are a universal language; without them, mathematics would not exist, and consequently, many of the products we have in our homes would not exist either. We humans introduced numbers to the Martians, even though they already possessed their own counting system (one that used different glyphs and was created by the Iagtoerians) Despite past grudges and wars, numbers continue to help both the Martian and human communities advance their technology. Today, Martians use Arabic numerals, though they refer to them by different names. The original Martian numerals are preserved only in the Iagtoerian language and in Martian texts that predate the arrival of humans on Mars. All numbers in the Kuapianese are "Earthisms" loanwords derived from English and Chinese. (We will discuss what an "Earthism" is later.)

Uan → 1

Téu → 2

Triax → 3

Shour → 4

Wou → 5

Shiax → 6

Xia → 7

Eugt → 8

Nian → 9

Shia → 10

Juátroeg → 100

Jeushuán → 1000

Miag → 1,000,000 (Million)

Note: “Shia” is a polysemous word that can mean “she” or the number 10; “Téu” can mean “you.” The meaning depends on the context.

With these basic endings, one can express larger numbers, which become compound words:

Shia uan, shia téú, shia shuán → Shiauán, shiatéu, shiashuán… (11, 12, 13)

Nian shian nian → Nianshianian (99)

Téu juátroeg → Teujuátroeg (200)

Téu jeushuán téu shia shiax → Teujeushuantéushiashiax (2026)

Nian jeushuán miag → Nianjeushuánmiag (9,000,000,000)

And we could go on like this, counting absurdly large quantities. There are also terms like "billion," "trillion," "Rayo’s number"… but it is better if we just stick to how we express numbers ourselves.

Both the romanization and Kuapianese allow the use of Arabic numerals.

Furthermore, numbers can function as indefinite determiners; the definite article does not exist in Kuapianese.
If you want to say "the person," you simply say "Joen." If you want to say "a person," you say "Uan joen."