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Cardinal Numbers in Greenlandic phrasebook
Cardinal Numbers in Greenlandic phrasebook
In Greenland only 1-12 in Greenlandic are used. This is caused by a system of numerals used in the past where the toes and fingers were used to count to 20 which would be inuk naallugu or a complete human. 79 would be four complete humans minus one.
0�
nuulu, noor'lu (NOO-loo, NOR-loo)
1�
ataaseq (at-AR-sek)
2�
marluk (MAR-look)
3�
pingasut (PEEN-ga-soot)
4�
sisamat (SEE-sa-mat)
5�
tallimat (TAL-li-mat)
6�
arfineq (when counting and with time), arfinillit (when counting objects) (AR-feen-ek, ar-FEEN-eel-lit)
7�
arfineq marluk (AR-feen-ek MAR-look)
8�
arfineq pingasut (AR-feen-ek PEEN-ga-soot)
9�
(Northern Greenlandic) qulingiluat (counting/time), qualaaluat (objects) (kwel-LING-il-yoo-at, kwal-AA-loo-at)
(Southern Greenlandic) qulaaluat (kwul-AA-loo-at)
10�
qulit (kwulit)
11�
aqqaneq (counting/time), aqqanillit (objects) (AK-kan-ek, ak-KAN-eel-lit)
(Northern Greenlandic) isikkaneq (counting/time), isikkanillit (objects) (ISI-kan-ek, isi-kan-EEL-lit)
12�
aqqaneq marluk (AK-kan-ek MAR-look)
(North Greenlandic) isikkaneq marluk (ISI-kan-ek MAR-look)
The numerals after 12 are Danish now but 13-20 in old Greenlandic are underneath as well as 100 and 1000:
13�
aqqaneq pingasut (AK-kan-ek PEEN-ga-soot)
14�
aqqaneq sisamat (AK-kan-ek SEE-sa-mat)
15�
aqqaneq tallimat (AK-kan-ek TAL-lee-mat)
16�
arvirsanillit (arv-ER-san-eel-lit)
17�
arvirsani marluk (arv-ER-san-ee MAR-look)
18�
arvirsani pingasut ( arv-ER-san-ee PEEN-ga-soot)
19�
arvirsani sisamat (arv-ER-san-ee SEE-sa-mat)
20�
arvirsani tallimat (arv-ER-san-ee TAL-lee-mat) or inuk naallugu (een-ook narl-loogoo)
100�
untriti (un-TREE-tee)
1000�
tuusinti (too-SEEN-tee)
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