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Numbers; revisiting Sarus' counting system
Topic Started: Feb 22 2007, 07:25 PM (753 Views)
chluaid
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As you may already know from studying Sarus, numbers are expressed as follows:

d = 0
r = 1
m = 3
f = 5
s = 7
l = 9
t = +1

You can see how the sarus syllables represent odd digits, and to express an even number you use 't' (+1) in conjunction with the odd:

3 = m
4 = mt (3+1)

You may already see how this can be a great learning tool both for numbers AND words.. because 'mt' means 'hello' or 'greetings'. So if you ever forget the syllables for '4', you may remember that it's the same as the word 'hello' = 'mt'.
Therefore, when learning numbers you may find it easier to recall the word to help you remember the syllables of the number, and vice-versa.

So here are numbers 1-20 to help you learn them.

  1. r
  2. rt
  3. m
  4. mt
  5. f
  6. ft
  7. s
  8. st
  9. l
  10. rd
  11. rk
  12. rkt
  13. rm
  14. rmt
  15. rf
  16. rft
  17. rs
  18. rst
  19. rl
  20. rtd
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Hisho Hiro
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But how can you tell the difference between words and numbers? Like, Say If I wanted to say... "3 arms"... "m rtssl" but couldn't that be read as "or Arms?"

Or did I miss something in the translation thing?
Well I guess that if you just think about what it's
saying then you could tell the difference like in French "Est" is "Is" or "East"
So I guess you have to look at it like that right? Correct me if I'm wrong though...
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GARYsurvivor
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From the look of it, it must be contextual.
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Dabbur
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How about the pronounciation of the numbers? Would for example ftdmmt be pronounced fatuhduhmuhmuht or fatdomimit, or in any other way?
I also wonder what "gift" is called.
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Christopher
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man why is sarus so hard XD
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