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==Cardinal Numbers==
 
==Cardinal Numbers==
  
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Traditionally Gaelic used a vigesimal counting system. This means that it is based in 20s (equivalent to the old numbers in English based on "Score").
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Traditionally Gaelic used a vigesimal counting system. This means that it is based in 20s (equivalent to the old numbers in English based on "Score"). Within this system there are several different variants for counting larger complex numbers.
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A more modern decimal (10 based system) has been introduced and is taught in schools, but isn't favored by many native speakers. These are the forms that end in ''-ead'' or ''-ad''.  
  
 
===When used to list phone numbers or count objects without naming them===
 
===When used to list phone numbers or count objects without naming them===
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|Fichead
 
|Fichead
 
!40
 
!40
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|dà fhichead
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|dà fhichead<br>ceathrad
 
!60
 
!60
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|tri fichead
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|trì fichead<br>seasgad
 
!80
 
!80
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|ceithir fichead
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|ceithir fichead<br> ochdad
 
|-
 
|-
 
!21
 
!21
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|fichead 's a h-aonan<br> aon air fhichead<br> aon thar fhichead
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|fichead 's a h-aon<br> aon air fhichead<br> aon thar fhichead
 
!41
 
!41
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|dà fhichead 's a h-aonan
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|dà fhichead 's a h-aon<br>ceathrads a h-aon
 
!61
 
!61
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|tri fichead 's a h-aonan
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|trì fichead 's a h-aon<br>seasgads a h-aon
 
!81
 
!81
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|ceithir fichead 's a h-aonan
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|ceithir fichead 's a h-aon<br>ochdads a h-aon
 
|-
 
|-
 
!22
 
!22
 
|fichead 's a dhà <br> dà air fhichead<br> dà thar fhichead
 
|fichead 's a dhà <br> dà air fhichead<br> dà thar fhichead
 
!42
 
!42
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|dà fhichead 's a dhà
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|dà fhichead 's a dhà<br>ceathrad 's a dhà
 
!62
 
!62
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|tri fichead 's a dhà
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|trì fichead 's a dhà<br>seasgad 's a dhà
 
!82
 
!82
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|ceithir fichead 's a dhà
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|ceithir fichead 's a dhà<br>ochdad 's a dhà
 
|-
 
|-
 
!23
 
!23
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|fichead 's a tri <br> tri air fhichead<br> tri thar fhichead
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|fichead 's a trì<br> trì air fhichead<br> trì thar fhichead
 
!43
 
!43
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|dà fhichead 's a tri
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|dà fhichead 's a trì<br>ceathrad 's a trì
 
!63
 
!63
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|tri fichead 's a tri
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|trì fichead 's a trì<br>seasgad 's a trì
 
!83
 
!83
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|ceithir fichead 's a tri
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|ceithir fichead 's a trì<br>ochdad 's a trì
 
|-
 
|-
 
!24
 
!24
 
|fichead 's a ceithir <br> ceithir air fhichead<br> ceithir thar fhichead
 
|fichead 's a ceithir <br> ceithir air fhichead<br> ceithir thar fhichead
 
!44
 
!44
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|dà fhichead 's a ceithir
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|dà fhichead 's a ceithir<br>ceathrad 's a ceithir
 
!64
 
!64
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|tri fichead 's a ceithir
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|tri fichead 's a ceithir<br>seasgad 's a ceithir
 
!84
 
!84
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|ceithir fichead 's a ceithir
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|ceithir fichead 's a ceithir<br>ochdad 's a ceithir
 
|-
 
|-
 
!25
 
!25
 
|fichead 's a còig <br> còig air fhichead<br> còig thar fhichead
 
|fichead 's a còig <br> còig air fhichead<br> còig thar fhichead
 
!45
 
!45
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|dà fhichead 's a còig
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|dà fhichead 's a còig<br>ceathrad 's a còig
 
!65
 
!65
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|tri fichead 's a còig
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|trì fichead 's a còig<br>seasgad 's a còig
 
!85
 
!85
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|ceithir fichead 's a còig
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|ceithir fichead 's a còig<br>ochdad 's a còig
 
|-
 
|-
 
!26
 
!26
 
|fichead 's a sia <br> sia air fhichead<br> sai thar fhichead
 
|fichead 's a sia <br> sia air fhichead<br> sai thar fhichead
 
!46
 
!46
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|dà fhichead 's a sia
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|dà fhichead 's a sia<br>ceathrad 's a sia
 
!66
 
!66
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|tri fichead 's a sia
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|trì fichead 's a sia<br>seasgad 's a sia
 
!86
 
!86
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|ceithir fichead 's a sia
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|ceithir fichead 's a sia<br>ochdad 's a sia
 
|-
 
|-
 
!27
 
!27
 
|fichead 's a seachd<br> seachd air fhichead<br> seachd thar fhichead
 
|fichead 's a seachd<br> seachd air fhichead<br> seachd thar fhichead
 
!47
 
!47
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|dà fhichead 's a seachd
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|dà fhichead 's a seachd<br>ceathrad 's a sia
 
!67
 
!67
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|tri fichead 's a seachd
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|trì fichead 's a seachd<br>seasgad 's a sia
 
!87
 
!87
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|ceithir fichead 's a seachd
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|ceithir fichead 's a seachd<br>ochdad 's a sia
 
|-
 
|-
 
!28
 
!28
 
|fichead 's a h-ochd <br> ochd air fhichead<br> ochd thar fhichead
 
|fichead 's a h-ochd <br> ochd air fhichead<br> ochd thar fhichead
 
!48
 
!48
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|dà fhichead 's a h-ochd
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|dà fhichead 's a h-ochd<br>ceathrad  's a h-ochd
 
!68
 
!68
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|tri fichead 's a h-ochd
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|trì fichead 's a h-ochd<br>seasgad  's a h-ochd
 
!88
 
!88
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|ceithir fichead 's a h-ochd
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|ceithir fichead 's a h-ochd<br>ochdad  's a h-ochd
 
|-
 
|-
 
!29
 
!29
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|fichead 's a naoi
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|fichead 's a naoi<br> naoi air fhichead<br> naoi thar fhichead
 
!49
 
!49
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|dà fhichead 's a naoi
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|dà fhichead 's a naoi<br>ceathrad  's a naoi
 
!69
 
!69
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|tri fichead 's a naoi
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|trì fichead 's a naoi<br>seasgad 's a naoi
 
!89
 
!89
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|ceithir fichead 's a naoi
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|ceithir fichead 's a naoi <br>ochdad 's a naoi
 
|}
 
|}
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====30-39, 50-59, 70-79, 90-99====
 
====30-39, 50-59, 70-79, 90-99====
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|-
 
|-
 
!30
 
!30
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|deich air fhichead
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|deich air fhichead<br> fichead 's a deich <br>trithead
 
!50
 
!50
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|dà fhichead 's a deich <br>(leuth-cheud)
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|dà fhichead 's a deich <br>leth-cheud <br> caogad
 
!70
 
!70
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|tri fichead 's a deich
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|trì fichead 's a deich <br>seachdad
 
!90
 
!90
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|ceithir fichead 's a deich
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|ceithir fichead 's a deich <br>naochad
 
|-
 
|-
 
!31
 
!31
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|aon deug air fhichead
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|aon deug air fhichead <br> aon deug thar fhichead<br> fichead 's a h-aon deug <br>trithead 's a h-aon
 
!51
 
!51
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|dà fhichead 's a aon deug  
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|dà fhichead 's a h=aon deug<br>leth-cheud 's a h-aon <br> caogad 's a h-aon
 
!71
 
!71
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|tri fichead 's a aon deug
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|trì fichead 's a h-aon deug<br>seachdad 's a h-aon
 
!91
 
!91
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|ceithir fichead 's a aon deug
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|ceithir fichead 's a h-aon deug<br>naochad 's a h-aon
 
|-
 
|-
 
!32
 
!32
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|dà dheug air fhichead
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|dà dheug air fhichead <br> dà dheug thar fhichead<br> fichead 's a dà dheug <br>trithead 's a dha
 
!52
 
!52
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|dà fhichead 's a dà dheug  
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|dà fhichead 's a dà dheug <br>leth-cheud 's a dhà <br> caogad 's a dhà
 
!72
 
!72
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|tri fichead 's a dà dheug
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|trì fichead 's a dà dheug <br>seachdad 's a dhà
 
!92
 
!92
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|ceithir fichead 's a dà dheug
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|ceithir fichead 's a dà dheug <br>naochad 's a dhà
 
|-
 
|-
 
!33
 
!33
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|tri deug air fhichead
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|trì deug air fhichead<br> trì deug thar fhichead<br> fichead 's a trì deug <br>trithead 's a trì
 
!53
 
!53
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|dà fhichead 's a tri deug
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|dà fhichead 's a trì deug <br>leth-cheud 's a trì <br> caogad 's a trì
 
!73
 
!73
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|tri fichead 's a tri deug
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|trì fichead 's a trì deug <br>seachdad 's a trì
 
!93
 
!93
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|ceithir fichead 's a tri deug
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|ceithir fichead 's a trì deug <br>naochad 's a trì
 
|-
 
|-
 
!34
 
!34
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|ceithir deug air fhichead
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|ceithir deug air fhichead <br> ceithir deug thar fhichead<br> fichead 's a ceithir deug <br>trithead 's a ceithir
 
!54
 
!54
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|dà fhichead 's a ceithir deug
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|dà fhichead 's a ceithir deug <br>leth-cheud 's a ceithir <br> caogad 's a ceithir
 
!74  
 
!74  
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|tri fichead 's a ceithir deug
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|trì fichead 's a ceithir deug <br>seachdad 's a ceithir
 
!94
 
!94
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|ceithir fichead 's a ceithir deug
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|ceithir fichead 's a ceithir deug <br>naochad 's a ceithir
 
|-
 
|-
 
!35
 
!35
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|còig deug air fhichead
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|còig deug air fhichead <br> còig deug thar fhichead<br> fichead 's a còig deug <br>trithead 's a còig
 
!55
 
!55
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|dà fhichead 's a còig deug
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|dà fhichead 's a còig deug <br>leth-cheud 's a còig <br> caogad 's a còig
 
!75
 
!75
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|tri fichead 's a còig deug
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|trì fichead 's a còig deug <br>seachdad 's a còig
 
!95
 
!95
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|ceithir fichead 's a còig deug
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|ceithir fichead 's a còig deug <br>naochad 's a còig
 
|-
 
|-
 
!36
 
!36
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|sia deug air fhichead
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|sia deug air fhichead<br> sia deug thar fhichead<br> fichead 's a sia deug <br>trithead 's a sia
 
!56
 
!56
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|dà fhichead 's a sia deug
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|dà fhichead 's a sia deug <br>leth-cheud 's a sia <br> caogad 's a sia
 
!76
 
!76
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|tri fichead 's a sia deug
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|trì fichead 's a sia deug <br>seachdad 's a sia
 
!96
 
!96
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|ceithir fichead 's a sia deug
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|ceithir fichead 's a sia deug <br>naochad 's a sia
 
|-
 
|-
 
!37
 
!37
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|seachd deug air fhichead
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|seachd deug air fhichead<br> seachd deug thar fhichead<br> fichead 's a seachd deug <br>trithead 's a seachd
 
!57
 
!57
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|dà fhichead 's a seachd deug
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|dà fhichead 's a seachd deug <br>leth-cheud 's a seachd <br> caogad 's a seachd
 
!77
 
!77
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|tri fichead 's a seachd deug
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|trì fichead 's a seachd deug <br>seachdad 's a seachd
 
!97
 
!97
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|ceithir fichead 's a seachd deug
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|ceithir fichead 's a seachd deug <br>naochad 's a seachd
 
|-
 
|-
 
!38
 
!38
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|ochd deug air fhichead
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|ochd deug air fhichead <br> ochd deug thar fhichead<br> fhichead 's a h-ochd deug <br>trithead 's a h-ochd
 
!58
 
!58
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|dà fhichead 's a h-ochd deug
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|dà fhichead 's a h-ochd deug <br>leth-cheud 's a h-ochd <br> caogad 's a h-ochd
 
!78
 
!78
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|tri fichead 's a h-ochd deug
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|trì fichead 's a h-ochd deug<br>seachdad 's a h-ochd
 
!98
 
!98
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|ceithir fichead 's a h-ochd deug
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|ceithir fichead 's a h-ochd deug <br>naochad 's a h-ochd
 
|-
 
|-
 
!39
 
!39
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|naoi deug air fhichead
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|naoi deug air fhichead <br> naoi deug thar fhichead<br> fhichead 's a naoi deug <br>trithead 's a naoi
 
!59
 
!59
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|dà fhichead 's a naoi deug
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|dà fhichead 's a naoi deug <br>leth-cheud 's a naoi <br> caogad 's a naoi
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!79
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!79  
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|tri fichead 's a naoi deug
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|tri fichead 's a naoi deug<br>seachdad 's a naoi
 
!99
 
!99
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|ceithir fichead 's a naoi deug
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|ceithir fichead 's a naoi deug <br>naochad 's a naoi
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
====100+====
 
====100+====
 
100 ceud
 
100 ceud
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120 sia fichead
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140 seachd fichead
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150
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160 ochd fichead
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180 naoi fichead
 
1000 mile
 
1000 mile
 
1999 naoi ceud deug ceithir fichead 's a naoi deug
 
1999 naoi ceud deug ceithir fichead 's a naoi deug
 
2000 dà mhile
 
2000 dà mhile
 
2002 dà mhile 's a dhà
 
2002 dà mhile 's a dhà
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6693 sia mile sia ceud ceithir fichead 's a tri deug
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1,000,000  millean
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====Important note about large numbers====
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Lamb (2003) based on research by Macaulay (1982) reports that for many speakers
  
 
===When used with a noun===
 
===When used with a noun===
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[http://ww2.highland.gov.uk/highland_council_gaelic_toolkit/gaelic_toolkit/dealing_with_the_public/appendix_accessible_version|Highland Council Website on numbers]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
*Fisher, Muriel (2004) ''Scottish Gaelic: Level 1.'' Seattle: Each-Mara Publications
 
*Fisher, Muriel (2004) ''Scottish Gaelic: Level 1.'' Seattle: Each-Mara Publications
 
*Lamb, William (2003) ''Scottish Gaelic''. Munich: Lincom  Europa.
 
*Lamb, William (2003) ''Scottish Gaelic''. Munich: Lincom  Europa.
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*Macaulay, Donald (1982) Aspects of register range and choice in Scottish Gaelic. ''International Journal of the Sociology of Language'', 35:25-48.
 
*Robertson, Boyd and Ian MacDonald (2004) ''Gaelic Dictionary''. Teach Yourself books.  
 
*Robertson, Boyd and Ian MacDonald (2004) ''Gaelic Dictionary''. Teach Yourself books.  
  

Revision as of 09:57, 2 July 2009

Cardinal Numbers

Traditionally Gaelic used a vigesimal counting system. This means that it is based in 20s (equivalent to the old numbers in English based on "Score"). Within this system there are several different variants for counting larger complex numbers.

A more modern decimal (10 based system) has been introduced and is taught in schools, but isn't favored by many native speakers. These are the forms that end in -ead or -ad.

When used to list phone numbers or count objects without naming them

Formally, when counting or listing phone numbers, each number is prefixed with the particle aH (a h-aonan, a dha, a tri, a ceithir, a còig, a sia, a seachd, a h-ochd, a naoi, a deich, etc.) But this particle is rarely used anymore by speakers. Lamb (2003) reports that the particle is only really used on the Radio. The particle does, however appear as the last part of complex numbers such as ceithir fichead 's a tri (83)

0 to 19

Number Gaelic Number Gaelic
0 neodi 10 deich
1 aonan/aona 11 aon deug
2 dhà 12 dà dheug
3 tri 13 tri deug
4 ceithir 14 ceithir deug
5 còig 15 còig deug
6 sia 16 sia deug
7 seachd 17 seachd deug
8 ochd 18 ochd deug
9 naoi 19 naoi deug

20-29, 40-49, 60-69, 80-89

Number Gaelic Number Gaelic Number Gaelic Number Gaelic
20 Fichead 40 dà fhichead
ceathrad 		60 trì fichead
seasgad 		80 ceithir fichead
ochdad
21 fichead 's a h-aon
aon air fhichead
aon thar fhichead 		41 dà fhichead 's a h-aon
ceathrads a h-aon 		61 trì fichead 's a h-aon
seasgads a h-aon 		81 ceithir fichead 's a h-aon
ochdads a h-aon
22 fichead 's a dhà
dà air fhichead
dà thar fhichead 		42 dà fhichead 's a dhà
ceathrad 's a dhà 		62 trì fichead 's a dhà
seasgad 's a dhà 		82 ceithir fichead 's a dhà
ochdad 's a dhà
23 fichead 's a trì
trì air fhichead
trì thar fhichead 		43 dà fhichead 's a trì
ceathrad 's a trì 		63 trì fichead 's a trì
seasgad 's a trì 		83 ceithir fichead 's a trì
ochdad 's a trì
24 fichead 's a ceithir
ceithir air fhichead
ceithir thar fhichead 		44 dà fhichead 's a ceithir
ceathrad 's a ceithir 		64 tri fichead 's a ceithir
seasgad 's a ceithir 		84 ceithir fichead 's a ceithir
ochdad 's a ceithir
25 fichead 's a còig
còig air fhichead
còig thar fhichead 		45 dà fhichead 's a còig
ceathrad 's a còig 		65 trì fichead 's a còig
seasgad 's a còig 		85 ceithir fichead 's a còig
ochdad 's a còig
26 fichead 's a sia
sia air fhichead
sai thar fhichead 		46 dà fhichead 's a sia
ceathrad 's a sia 		66 trì fichead 's a sia
seasgad 's a sia 		86 ceithir fichead 's a sia
ochdad 's a sia
27 fichead 's a seachd
seachd air fhichead
seachd thar fhichead 		47 dà fhichead 's a seachd
ceathrad 's a sia 		67 trì fichead 's a seachd
seasgad 's a sia 		87 ceithir fichead 's a seachd
ochdad 's a sia
28 fichead 's a h-ochd
ochd air fhichead
ochd thar fhichead 		48 dà fhichead 's a h-ochd
ceathrad 's a h-ochd 		68 trì fichead 's a h-ochd
seasgad 's a h-ochd 		88 ceithir fichead 's a h-ochd
ochdad 's a h-ochd
29 fichead 's a naoi
naoi air fhichead
naoi thar fhichead 		49 dà fhichead 's a naoi
ceathrad 's a naoi 		69 trì fichead 's a naoi
seasgad 's a naoi 		89 ceithir fichead 's a naoi
ochdad 's a naoi


30-39, 50-59, 70-79, 90-99

Number Gaelic Number Gaelic Number Gaelic Number Gaelic
30 deich air fhichead
fichead 's a deich
trithead 		50 dà fhichead 's a deich
leth-cheud
caogad 		70 trì fichead 's a deich
seachdad 		90 ceithir fichead 's a deich
naochad
31 aon deug air fhichead
aon deug thar fhichead
fichead 's a h-aon deug
trithead 's a h-aon 		51 dà fhichead 's a h=aon deug
leth-cheud 's a h-aon
caogad 's a h-aon 		71 trì fichead 's a h-aon deug
seachdad 's a h-aon 		91 ceithir fichead 's a h-aon deug
naochad 's a h-aon
32 dà dheug air fhichead
dà dheug thar fhichead
fichead 's a dà dheug
trithead 's a dha 		52 dà fhichead 's a dà dheug
leth-cheud 's a dhà
caogad 's a dhà 		72 trì fichead 's a dà dheug
seachdad 's a dhà 		92 ceithir fichead 's a dà dheug
naochad 's a dhà
33 trì deug air fhichead
trì deug thar fhichead
fichead 's a trì deug
trithead 's a trì 		53 dà fhichead 's a trì deug
leth-cheud 's a trì
caogad 's a trì 		73 trì fichead 's a trì deug
seachdad 's a trì 		93 ceithir fichead 's a trì deug
naochad 's a trì
34 ceithir deug air fhichead
ceithir deug thar fhichead
fichead 's a ceithir deug
trithead 's a ceithir 		54 dà fhichead 's a ceithir deug
leth-cheud 's a ceithir
caogad 's a ceithir 		74 trì fichead 's a ceithir deug
seachdad 's a ceithir 		94 ceithir fichead 's a ceithir deug
naochad 's a ceithir
35 còig deug air fhichead
còig deug thar fhichead
fichead 's a còig deug
trithead 's a còig 		55 dà fhichead 's a còig deug
leth-cheud 's a còig
caogad 's a còig 		75 trì fichead 's a còig deug
seachdad 's a còig 		95 ceithir fichead 's a còig deug
naochad 's a còig
36 sia deug air fhichead
sia deug thar fhichead
fichead 's a sia deug
trithead 's a sia 		56 dà fhichead 's a sia deug
leth-cheud 's a sia
caogad 's a sia 		76 trì fichead 's a sia deug
seachdad 's a sia 		96 ceithir fichead 's a sia deug
naochad 's a sia
37 seachd deug air fhichead
seachd deug thar fhichead
fichead 's a seachd deug
trithead 's a seachd 		57 dà fhichead 's a seachd deug
leth-cheud 's a seachd
caogad 's a seachd 		77 trì fichead 's a seachd deug
seachdad 's a seachd 		97 ceithir fichead 's a seachd deug
naochad 's a seachd
38 ochd deug air fhichead
ochd deug thar fhichead
fhichead 's a h-ochd deug
trithead 's a h-ochd 		58 dà fhichead 's a h-ochd deug
leth-cheud 's a h-ochd
caogad 's a h-ochd 		78 trì fichead 's a h-ochd deug
seachdad 's a h-ochd 		98 ceithir fichead 's a h-ochd deug
naochad 's a h-ochd
39 naoi deug air fhichead
naoi deug thar fhichead
fhichead 's a naoi deug
trithead 's a naoi 		59 dà fhichead 's a naoi deug
leth-cheud 's a naoi
caogad 's a naoi 		79 tri fichead 's a naoi deug
seachdad 's a naoi 		99 ceithir fichead 's a naoi deug
naochad 's a naoi

100+

100 ceud 120 sia fichead 140 seachd fichead 150 160 ochd fichead 180 naoi fichead 1000 mile 1999 naoi ceud deug ceithir fichead 's a naoi deug 2000 dà mhile 2002 dà mhile 's a dhà 6693 sia mile sia ceud ceithir fichead 's a tri deug 1,000,000 millean

Important note about large numbers

Lamb (2003) based on research by Macaulay (1982) reports that for many speakers

When used with a noun

1 to 10

English Gaelic Takes Example
1 aonL singular aon chat
2 dhàL/dàL dà chat
3 tri1 plural tri cait
4 ceithir ceithir cait
5 còig còig cait
6 sia sia cait
7 seachd seachd cait
8 ochd ocht cait
9 naoi naoi cait
10 deich deich cait

1In some dialects 3-5 also lenite the following noun.

11 to 19

English Gaelic Takes Example
11 aonL X deug singular aon chat deug
12 dàL X deug dà chat deug
13 tri X deug plural tri cait deug
14 ceithir X deug ceithir cait deug
15 còig X deug còig cait deug
16 sia X deug sia cait deug
17 seachd X deug seachd cait deug
18 ochd X deug ocht cait deug
19 naoi X deug naoi cait deug

Distributive Numbers

e.g. pair, dozen

Distributive Numbers for non-humans

Distributive Numbers for humans

Number Gaelic
1 aonan/aonar (m)
2 dithis/dithist (f)
3 triùir (f)
4 ceathrar (m)
5 còignear (m)
6 sianar (m)
7 seachdnar/seachdar (m)
8 ochdnar/ochdar (m)
9 naoinear (m)
10 deichnear/deineir (m)

Lamb: numbers over 1 take genitive case. dithis fhear

Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal numbers describe a position in a series of objects. In English these are numbers like first second, third

Number Gaelic Number Gaelic
first a' chiad eleventh
second an darna twelfth
third an treas thirteenth
fourth an ceathramh fourteenth
fifth an còigeamh fifteenth
sixth an siathamh1 sixteenth
seventh an seachdamh1 seventeenth
eighth an t-ochdamh eighteenth
ninth an naoidheamh nineteenth

1. For some speakers these nouns are feminine and show up as an t-seachdamh and an t-siathamh, especially before other nouns


  • an deicheamh 'tenth'
  • am ficheadamh 'twentieth'


Other Numbers

Multiplicative Numbers

represents repetition (once, twice, thrice)


Partitive Numbers

expresses a fraction (half, quarter, third)

  • leth 'half'


Integrative-Cumulative Numbers

refer to something made up for several parts single, double, triple


External Links

References

  • Fisher, Muriel (2004) Scottish Gaelic: Level 1. Seattle: Each-Mara Publications
  • Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. Munich: Lincom Europa.
  • Macaulay, Donald (1982) Aspects of register range and choice in Scottish Gaelic. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 35:25-48.
  • Robertson, Boyd and Ian MacDonald (2004) Gaelic Dictionary. Teach Yourself books.

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