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How to count?
Topic Started: Dec 13 2007, 07:54 AM (1,497 Views)
Pepperoach
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I noticed that some numbers are missing in the dictionary:

zero - d
one - r
two - rt
three - m
four - ?
five - f
six - ?
seven - s
eight - ?
nine - l
etc.

How do I say four, six or eight? :P
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chluaid
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this is a subject in the intermediate lessons (coming eventually), but for now, here's the basic gist:

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

therefore:

d = 0
r = 1
rt = 2
m = 3
mt = 4
f = 5
ft = 6
s = 7
st = 8
l = 9

note: t = +1 to a digit.. NOT an entire number. You can't use t with d, l, or itself. Therefore the following numbers don't exist cos they break this rule:

dt
lt
tt
mtlt
dtft
ttf
lldt
..etc.


examples of legit numbers are:

rtm = 23
rtmt = 24
mmtfffl = 345559
lld = 990
rlsr = 1971
rlstmt = 1984

Currently there's no fixed rule about writing numbers as glyphs, but it's likely that I'll be creating brand new glyphs for numbers.



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Pepperoach
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That's an interesting system... thanks for helping out :P

But you seem to have created another issue with nubers like 555, which would be fff and it's against the rules :gasp: Or numbers are an exception? :fpbls:
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chluaid
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yes, numbers are exception
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esmar9
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personally I like the base 7 idea, despite how much confusion it would cause.
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Hisho Hiro
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[size=1]COUGH COUGH. BUMP. COUGH COUGH.[/size]

So, you'd just take from the previous context of the sentence as to not get numbers mixed with words?

I.E. :

Mt, rtlt.
Greetings, friends.

Mt, rtlt.
Four, friends.

...

Well, maybe that wasn't the BEST example, as the person might be counting his friends, but say if he invited them over, he'd say 'Hello,' not 'Four.' And so you'd just assume that 'Greetings' would be more relevant, ergo cleaning up the sentence.

But is there an easier way to tell the difference between the numbers and words? Not to say that that way isn't easy...



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esmar9
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You could always put sts (number) before numbers.
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Hisho Hiro
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esmar9
Mar 16 2008, 08:16 AM
You could always put sts (number) before numbers.

I suppose that helps too.

So simple, why didn't I think of that D:
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esmar9
Mar 16 2008, 11:16 PM
You could always put sts (number) before numbers.

yep that's the rule :D
You put 'dd' at the end of your numbers (or another impossible number, like dt) to indicate the end of the numbers.. so:

I saw 347 people

ss dr rrm sts mmts dd drlt
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BiteyBoy
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sorry but i really struggle to learn the yuyu language (sarus) its hard.! <_<
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