Re:Number systems of the world, sorted by complexity of coun...
by Manishearth on Thursday March 22, 2018 @01:14PM
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(Native Marathi, competent Hindi speaker here. Marathi has the same problem)
So, it's not like each number has a different name.
However, it's almost like that.
Basically, the numbers can be broken down into a logical tens and ones place -- e.g. 45 will be five-forty (paintalees -- pai/talees), however the exact way to say "five" will change based on the number, as will the exact way to say "forty".
There's not much logic to it -- some tens series are more regular than others -- which means you effectively end up memorizing it, but subconsciously.
Imagine numbers in English but there were three ways of saying each digit, and each number 1-100 would pick from the synonyms. It's basically like that. That is to say, it's not too hard to deal with -- you'll mentally be associating the numbers with their words so it's not hard to say it out, and because they're synonyms not hard to understand when spoken.
So, it's not like each number has a different name.
However, it's almost like that.
Basically, the numbers can be broken down into a logical tens and ones place -- e.g. 45 will be five-forty (paintalees -- pai/talees), however the exact way to say "five" will change based on the number, as will the exact way to say "forty".
There's not much logic to it -- some tens series are more regular than others -- which means you effectively end up memorizing it, but subconsciously.
Imagine numbers in English but there were three ways of saying each digit, and each number 1-100 would pick from the synonyms. It's basically like that. That is to say, it's not too hard to deal with -- you'll mentally be associating the numbers with their words so it's not hard to say it out, and because they're synonyms not hard to understand when spoken.