The Numbers
0-Faron
1-Erti
2-Zoli
3-Hesi
4-Piri
5-Ryki
6-Quorli
7-Koci
8-Netsi
9-Fobi
Rules of the Numerical System
There are no words for
numbers greater than nine. They are
formed by simply saying
the digits of the number, dropping the -i
of every digit except
the last.
For example: 10-Ertfaron
28-Zolnetsi
437-Pirheskoci
6905-Quorlfobfaronryki
Obviously, this gets rather
cumbersome and inconvenient. But
since the people of Lorasa
Isten rarely have need for large
numbers, the system was
never replaced with a more efficient
one.
Zero and Infinity
Faron-Nothing, limited,
finite
Glina-Infinite, everything,
unlimited
Although faron and glina
make perfect sense to someone who has
always used them, they
are often confusing to a foreigner. The
best English translation
is 'finite' and 'infinite', but these words
just barely begin to
describe the spectrums encompassed by
faron and glina.