Quenya Numbers

Numbers are used for anything of which there is more than one, like rings.

• Cardinal numbers (like one, two, three) are used for counting.
• Ordinal numbers (like first, second, third) name the place in a sequence.
• Fractions (like whole, half, one-third) describe a portion of a whole.
• Multiples (like once, twice, thrice) describe a repetition.

Quenya uses both decimal (base-10) and duodecimal (base-12) numbers. The details on duodecimal numbers in Quenya are a bit hazy. Quenya numbers are written using a positional number system, like our own (don’t tell the Romans), but with the digit order reversed: smallest units first.

You can experiment with Quenya numbers and digits on the abacus page.

Num	Dec	Duo	Cardinal	Ordinal	Fraction	Multiple
0:			munta 
1:			er  min 	minya 		ellumë 
2:			atta 	atteä 	peresta 	yullumë 
3:			neldë 	neldeä 	nelesta  nelsat 	nellumë 
4:			canta 	canteä 	canasta  cansat 	cantallumë 
5:			lempë 	lempeä 	lepesta  lepsat 	lemillumë 
6:			enquë 	enqueä 	enquesta 	enquellumë 
7:			otso 	otseä 	otosta  osta  otsat 	otsollumë 
8:			toldo 	toldeä 	tolosta  tosta  tolsat 
9:			nertë 	nerteä 	neresta  nesta  nersat 
10:			queän 	quaineä 	caista 
11:			minquë 	minqueä 	minquesta 
12:			yunquë 	yunqueä 	yunquesta 
13:			nelquë  yunquenta 	nelqueä 
14:			canquë 
15:			lepenquë 
16:			enenquë 
17:			otoquë 
18:			tolquë 
19:			neterquë 
20:			yuquain 
30:			nelquain 
40:			canquain 
50:			lepenquain 
60:			enquain 
70:			otoquain 
80:			tolquain 
90:			neterquain 