Learn numbers in Bolak
Knowing numbers in Bolak is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Bolak. Learning to count in Bolak may appeal to you just as a simple curiosity or be something you really need. Perhaps you have planned a trip to a country where Bolak is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Bolak.
It's also useful for guiding you through street numbers. You'll be able to better understand the directions to places and everything expressed in numbers, such as the times when public transportation leaves. Can you think of more reasons to learn numbers in Bolak?
The Bolak language, or Blue language, is an international auxiliary language developed from 1899 by the French merchant Léon Bollack. With a grammar closely related to the one of other european languages and an a priori vocabulary, it was however never really used.
List of numbers in Bolak
Here is a list of numbers in Bolak. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Bolak from 1 to 20. We have also included the tens up to the number 100, so that you know how to count up to 100 in Bolak. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Bolak.
- 1) ven
- 2) dov
- 3) ter
- 4) far
- 5) kel
- 6) gab
- 7) yep
- 8) lok
- 9) nif
- 10) dis
- 11) diven
- 12) didov
- 13) diter
- 14) difar
- 15) dikel
- 16) digab
- 17) diyep
- 18) dilok
- 19) dinif
- 20) dovis
- 30) teris
- 40) faris
- 50) kelis
- 60) gabis
- 70) yepis
- 80) lokis
- 90) nifis
- 100) son
- 1,000) mel
- one million) mlon
- one billion) mlar
Numbers in Bolak: Bolak numbering rules
Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Bolak is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Bolak you will have to learn a series of rules that we will explain below. If you apply these rules you will soon find that you will be able to count in Bolak with ease.
The way numbers are formed in Bolak is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Bolak. Also, learning how to number in Bolak yourself from these simple rules is very beneficial for your brain, as it forces it to work and stay in shape. Working with numbers and a foreign language like Bolak at the same time is one of the best ways to train our little gray cells, so let's see what rules you need to apply to number in Bolak
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Digits from zero to nine are rendered by specific words: nol [0], ven [1], dov [2], ter [3], far [4], kel [5], gab [6], yep [7], lok [8], and nif [9].
The tens are formed by suffixing the multiplier digit with is (from dis, ten), except for ten itself: dis [10], dovis [20], teris [30], faris [40], kelis [50], gabis [60], yepis [70], lokis [80], and nifis [90].
Compound numbers from eleven to nineteen are formed prefixing the digit with the root di of the word for ten (dis): diven [11], didov [12], diter [13], difar [14], dikel [15], digab [16], diyep [17], dilok [18], and dinif [19].
Other compound numbers are formed by stating the ten, then the unit separated with a space (e.g.: faris ter [43], yepis nif [79]).
The hundreds are formed by setting the multiplier digit before the word for hundred (son) with no space, except for one hundred itself: son [100], dovson [200], terson [300], farson [400], kelson [500], gabson [600], yepson [700], lokson [800], and nifson [900].
The thousands are formed the same way, by setting the multiplier digit before the word for thousand (mel) with no space, except for one thousand itself: mel [1,000], dovmel [2,000], termel [3,000], farmel [4,000], kelmel [5,000], gabmel [6,000], yepmel [7,000], lokmel [8,000], and nifmel [9,000].
The word for million is mlon (106), and the word for billion is mlar (109). The Bolak language thus follows the long scale numbers rule to form big number names, in which every new term greater than one million is one million times the previous one.
Grammaire abrégée de la langue bleue – Bolak – langue internationale pratique, by Léon Bollack, Éditions de la langue bleue (1904) (in French)
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