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Hylian Numbers


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The Hylian number and mathematical system is exactly the same as the Arabic numeral system. It uses base-10 numerals, where each successive numeral increases in value by a power of ten (in other words, they write and use numbers the same way we do).

However, the way numbers are written out in words and how they are pronounced is very different from our system. There are some similarities, and they become easy to understand once you've learned them.
 
 

Hylian
Arabic
English
 
Hylian
Arabic
English
0
sore
0
sore
zero
       
1
hire
1
hire
one
 
10
dEme
10
dėme
ten
2
dise
2
dise
two
 
20
didEme
20
didėme
twenty
3
troe
3
troe
three
 
30
trodEme
30
trodėme
thirty
4
kose
4
kose
four
 
40
kodEme
40
kodėme
forty
5
pante
5
pante
five
 
50
pandEme
50
pandėme
fifty
6
hEnte
6
hėnte
six
 
60
hEndEme
60
hėndėme
sixty
7
site
7
site
seven
 
70
sidEme
70
sidėme
seventy
8
onte
8
onte
eight
 
80
ondEme
80
ondėme
eighty
9
nive
9
nive
nine
 
90
nidEme
90
nidėme
ninety

When counting from zero to ten, or saying a "tens" number, simply say the number.

0
1
2
3
10
20
sore
hire
dise
troe
dEme
didEme
sore
hire
dise
troe
dėme
didėme
zero
one
two
three
ten
twenty

When counting from eleven to ninety-nine, say the "tens" number then the "ones" number.

11
12
21
22
dEme hire
dEme dise
didEme hire
didEme dise
dėme hire
dėme dise
didėme hire
didėme dise
eleven (ten one)
twelve (ten two)
twenty-one
twenty-two

 
100
sale
100
sale
(one) hundred
200
disale
200
disale
two hundred
300
trosale
300
trosale
three hundred
400
kosale
400
kosale
four hundred
500
pansale
500
pansale
five hundred
600
hEnsale
600
hėnsale
six hundred
700
sisale
700
sisale
seven hundred
800
onsale
800
onsale
eight hundred
900
nisale
900
nisale
nine hundred
1000
male
1000
male
(one) thousand

When saying a hundreds number, simply say the number.

100
200
300
400
sale
disale
trosale
kosale
sale
disale
trosale
kosale
one hundred
two hundred
three hundred
four hundred

For other numbers, say the "hundreds" number, the "tens" number, and the "ones" number.

163
579
sale hEndEme troe
pansale sidEme nive
sale hėndeme troe
pansale sidėme nive
one hundred sixty-three
five hundred seventy-nine

Numbers greater than one thousand are slightly more complicated. For numbers greater than one thousand and less than one million, you must use the special conjunction do before the thousands number (except when it is only one thousand). Here is a formula for saying the number: thousands number (hundreds+tens+ones+do+male) + hundreds + tens + ones.

3258
troe do male disale pandEme onte
troe do male disale pandėme onte
three thousand two hundred fifty-eight

Note that Hylian places the equivalent of a period between the thousands column and the hundreds column. Essentially, Hylian places a period whenever we would use a comma.

279.851
disale sidEme nive do male onsale pandEme hire
disale sidėme nive do male onsale pandėme hire
two hundred seventy-nine thousand eight hundred fifty-one
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