Numbers

Summary of how to express numbers

Important: Different dialects might have different ways of expressing numbers. These recommendations are based on what is known of the original wordlist.

See Time, Tenses for suggestions on expressing time, including the time of day.

Cardinal numbers

For a list of cardinal numbers, use the "number" filter at https://mandocreator.com/tools/dictionary/index.html?# 

To express with words numbers greater than 10, write from left to right the word for each number in each place. For hundreds, add the number prefix used with the tens number to olan. For thousands, add the entire tens number to olan. Examples:

This website provides a tool for generating the long-form way of expressing numbers up to 9999 in Mando'a: https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-mandalorian/en/mandoa/

For numbers greater than 9999, write each word individually. For example, write 18765 as solus sh'en e'tad resol rayshe'a. 

Ordinal numbers

The simpliest way to create ordinal numbers is by adding a descriptor suffix to the end of the last word in a cardinal number. Because "first" is such a common word, it has its own variation, sol'yc.

Examples: Second is expressed as t'adyc. 9999th is expressed as shek’eta’olan shek’olan shek’eta she’cula or as shek’eta she’cu olan shek'eta she'cula.

Various dialects may have different rules for how to create ordinal numbers; follow local guidelines when asked.

Mathematical expressions

A few simple mathematical expressions can be presented using only the base dictionary.

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