Numbers in Plautdietsch



Learn numbers in Plautdietsch

Knowing numbers in Plautdietsch is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Plautdietsch. Learning to count in Plautdietsch 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 Plautdietsch is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Plautdietsch.

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 Plautdietsch?

Plautdietsch, also known as Mennonite Low German, is an East Low German language from the Germanic branch of the Indo-European family. Spoken by the Mennonites, a group of Christian Anabaptists, in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Honduras, Belize, and Argentina, it counts about 300,000 speakers.Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 99 in Plautdietsch. Please contact me if you can help me counting up from that limit.

List of numbers in Plautdietsch

Here is a list of numbers in Plautdietsch. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Plautdietsch 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 Plautdietsch. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Plautdietsch.

  • 1) eent
  • 2) twee
  • 3) dree
  • 4) vea
  • 5) fiew
  • 6) sas
  • 7) säwen
  • 8) acht
  • 9) näajen
  • 10) tieen
  • 11) alf
  • 12) twalf
  • 13) drettieen
  • 14) vieetieen
  • 15) feftieen
  • 16) sastieen
  • 17) säwentieen
  • 18) achttieen
  • 19) näajentieen
  • 20) twintich
  • 30) dartich
  • 40) vieetich
  • 50) feftich
  • 60) zastich
  • 70) zäwentich
  • 80) tachentich
  • 90) näajentich
  • 100) hundat
  • 1,000) dusent
  • one million) eene Milliion

Numbers in Plautdietsch: Plautdietsch numbering rules

Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Plautdietsch is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Plautdietsch 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 Plautdietsch with ease.

The way numbers are formed in Plautdietsch is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Plautdietsch. Also, learning how to number in Plautdietsch 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 Plautdietsch 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 Plautdietsch

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  • Digits and numbers from zero to twelve are specific words: null [0], eent [1], twee [2], dree [3], vea [4], fiew [5], sas [6], säwen [7], acht [8], näajen [9], tieen [10], alf [11], and twalf [12].
  • From thirteen to nineteen, the numbers are formed from the matching digits root suffixed with the word for ten (tieen): drettieen [13], vieetieen [14], feftieen [15], sastieen [16], säwentieen [17], achttieen [18], and näajentieen [19].
  • The tens are formed by adding the suffix -tich at the end of the multiplier digit root form, with the exception of ten: tieen [10], twintich [20], dartich [30], vieetich [40], feftich [50], zastich [60], zäwentich [70], tachentich [80], and näajentich [90].
  • From twenty-one to ninety-nine, the tens and units are joined with the conjunction un (and), but the unit is placed before the ten (e.g.: eent un dartich [31], fiew un vieetich [45]).
  • Hundreds are formed by putting the multiplier digit before the word for hundred (hundat), with no space, with the exception of one hundred itself: hundat [100], twee hundat [200], dree hundat [300], vea hundat [400], fiew hundat [500]…
  • Compound hundreds with numbers from one to twenty are formed by linking the hundred with the ten or unit with the conjunction un (and): hundat un twee [102], dree hundat un drettien [313]. From twenty to ninety-nine, the conjunction disappears: hundat een un twintich [121], dree hundat sas un feftich [356].
  • Thousands are formed by putting the multiplier digit before the word for thousand (dusent), except for one thousand itself: dusent [1,000], twee dusent [2,000], dree dusent [3,000], vea dusent [4,000], fiew dusent [5,000]…
  • One million is eene Milliion
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