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Re:Why are German numbers backwards? by iracic on Sunday November 28, 2021 @11:59AM (#29370511)
It would be rather jedanaest, dvanaest, trinaest (at least in Croatian) - your version sounds how it is shortened in pronounciation in some regions. Also šezdeset with "z".
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Re:Why are German numbers backwards? by de6u99er on Sunday November 28, 2021 @05:34PM (#29373823)
I have been living in Austria all my life. I might not have misspelled some things :)
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Re:Why are German numbers backwards? by iracic on Sunday November 28, 2021 @11:31PM (#29376389)
Hi, yes, I assumed it would be the case. And it is not always easy to explain word terminations/cases. Especialy if you do not use it regularly or is limited to family interactions. I would guess your pronouncian might come from either some parts of Lika/Dalmatia or Bosnian part closer to Croatia. Is it the case?
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