Numbers
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# Numbers
## Base digits (0–9)
| Digit | NLS |
|-------|-----|
| 0 | mo |
| 1 | en |
| 2 | ti |
| 3 | dra |
| 4 | ro |
| 5 | gut |
| 6 | rab |
| 7 | ai |
| 8 | tal |
| 9 | rao |
## Multiples and Compound Numbers
In NLS, larger numbers are formed using systematic multipliers as suffixes attached directly to the base digit:
- -mif for tens (e.g., ti-mif = 20, dra-mif = 30). Note that 10 is simply written as mi.
- -zef for hundreds (e.g., en-zef = 100, ti-zef = 200).
- -tesc for thousands (e.g., en-tesc = 1,000, ti-tesc = 2,000).
- -saum for millions (e.g., en-saum = 1,000,000).
Compound numbers are built by concatenating these components linearly, starting from the highest positional value to the lowest (concatenation rule). For example, the number 451 is composed as:
451 = ro-zef (400) + gut-mif (50) + en (1) → rozefgutmifen
Other examples:
- timifgut = 25 (ti-mif-gut = 2 tens + 5)
- entesctizefdramifro = 1,234 (en-tesc-ti-zef-dra-mif-ro = 1 thousand + 2 hundred + 3 tens + 4)
## Ordinal numbers
Ordinal numbers are formed by adding the suffix -maf to the cardinal number. In compound numbers (multiples), the suffix is applied only to the very last digit of the sequence, ensuring simplicity and avoiding redundant morphology.
Because the suffix is added at the end of the root, the word stress rule remains unchanged: the primary stress stays fixed on the first syllable of the word root (e.g., en → en-maf).
| Ordinal (Eng) | NLS (Formula) | Example / Pronunciation |
|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
| 1st | en-maf | en-maf |
| 2nd | ti-maf | ti-maf |
| 3rd | dra-maf | dra-maf |
| 4th | ro-maf | ro-maf |
| 5th | gut-maf | gut-maf |
| 6th | rab-maf | rab-maf |
| 7th | ai-maf | ai-maf |
| 8th | tal-maf | tal-maf |
| 9th | rao-maf | rao-maf |
| 10th | mi-maf | mi-maf |
| 11th | mi-en-maf | mi-en-maf |
| 20th | timifmaf | ti-mif-maf |
| 21st | timifen-maf | ti-mif-en-maf |
## Dates, years, and age
Calendar dates and years are expressed in NLS using cardinal numbers and the general relator sik (of). Basic temporal nouns include: sedo (year), meda (month), and dao (day).
1. Expressing Years and Calendar Dates:
A year is referred to by its cardinal number directly preceded by the word for year:
- year 2026 → sedo titescmizegrab (literally: "year 2026").
A complete date is built by placing the day first, followed by the month, and then the year linked by the relator sik:
- 30 August 2026 → dramif talmed sik titescmizegrab (literally: "30 of August of 2026").
2. Expressing Age:
Age is expressed in NLS using the verb ar (to have) and the regular plural of year (*sedo* → sedora):
- I am 30 years old → Mut ara dramif sedora (literally: "I have 30 years").