Celtic Numerals

Celtic Numerals

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Ancient Celtic Dialects:

	*Proto Celtic	*Proto Brythonic	*Proto Goidelic	Old Gaulish	Old Welsh	Old Cumbric	Old Irish
1	oinos	oino	oino	oino	un	un	oßen, oßin
2	d(w)oßu	dau	daßu	do	dou,deu	?	daßu
3	treis	tri	triß	tri	tri	tri ?	triß
4	kwetwar(s)	petuar	keùur	petor, petvar	petguar, petwar	peddera	cethir
5	kwenkwe	pempe	kweßik	pempe, pinpe	pump, pimp	pimp	coßic
6	swe(k)s	hweh	swe	suekos	chwech	?	seß
7	sektnŽ	seht	sehtnŽ	sextam	seyth, seith	?	secht(n)
8	okto	oht	oht	oxtu	oith, wyth	?	ocht(n)
9	nauin	nau°	nowin	nau	naw	?	noßi(n)
10	deknŽ	dek	dehnŽ	decam	dec	dic(k), dig	deich(n)

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Brythonic Dialects:

	Old Cornish	Old Breton	Old Cornish	Late Cornish	Revived Cornish	Modern Welsh	Breton
1	un	un	un	idn, oÛnen	onen	un	eun, unan
2	deu	dou, dau	deu	deu, deau	deu	dau	daou
3	try	tri	try	tryÛ, trei	try	tri	tri
4	peswar	petguar	peswar	pajer, padzhar	peswar	pedwar	pevar
5	pymp	pemp	pymp	pemp	pymp	pump	pemp
6	whegh	hue	whegh	wheh	wheßgh	chwech	c'houec'h
7	seyth	seit(h) seidth	seyth	seyth, seith	seyth	saith	seiz
8	eth	eit(h)	eth	eyth, eath	eßth	wyth	eiz
9	naw	nau	naw	now, naw	naw	naw	nao
10	dek	dec	dek	deg, de‹ag	dek	deg	dek

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Irish Gaelic Dialects:

	Modern Irish	[Munster]	[Connemara]	[Sligo]	[Donegal]	[Tyrone]	Manx
1	aon	he:°n, h²:n	h±:(°)n	h±:n, hi:°n	h±:n, hi:n	hy:n	nane [n²:n]
2	doê	do:,doœ:	do:, dµ:	do:	d·:	° do:	jees [di:s, d²:]
3	triê	tri:, t êr êi:	t êór êi:	t êri:, tœ êri:	t êr ê±.	° tri:	three [tri:]
4	ceathair	k êah±r	k êah°r ê k êa:r ê	k êah°r, tœ êah°r	k ê²h²r ê	° k êa:°r	kiare [k²-a]
5	cuêig	ku:ig ê	ku:(i)g ê	ku:ig ê	ku:ig ê	ku:ig ê	queig [kweg]
6	seê	óe:,ó²:	óe:	óe:	óe:	óe:, óeŽ:	shey [óe:]
7	seacht	óaxt	óaxt,óµŽxt	óµŽxt	óarht	óart	shiaght [óa:x]
8	ocht	(h)oxt	(h)oxt	(h)·xt, oxt	·:rht	° hort	hoght [h·x]
9	naoi	n²:,nE:	N±þ:	Ni:	N±:	n±:	nuy [n²-i]
10	deich	d êe'	d êúeic ê d ê²(h)'	d êeix êç	d êeihç	dei'	jeich [d²-i]

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Manx and Scottish Gaelic Dialects:

	Scottish Gaelic	Arran Gaelic	[Kintyre]	[Wester Ross]	[Suther -land]	[Leurbrost]	[Brona]
1	aon(an)	aon [±:n]	oà.n	°n°n	°n.	°þn°n	uþ:n
2	dhaÜ	daê [dµ:]	dŽa:	×µ:	×µŽ:	° ×µ:	ta:
3	tri	triê tri:	tri:	tri:	tr±:	° tri:	t^hri:
4	ceithir	ceir [k êe°r]	k êe.°rh	k êeh°ô	k'±^h°r	k êeh°ð	k^he:r
5	coêig	coêig ko:g_Ž	ku:g	ko:k ê	ko:g_Ž ê	ko:g ê	k^ho:ig
6	seÜ, seê	seaê [óµ:]	óeÜ:	ói.a	ó±.µ	óia	óia
7	seachd	seachd [óaxk]	óµ.xk	ó²xk	óµœxkŽ	ó²xk	óaxk^h
8	ochd	ochd [o.xk]	·:xk	oxk	oxkŽ	oxg, uxg	hoxk^h
9	naoi(dh)	naoi [N±:]	noài	Nuþ:g	nu:	N°þ±þ×	n°þ:
10	deich	jeig [úeŽ.g ]ê	dú²àix'	d êeix ê	d êeix ê	d êec	cÛeic

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