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NUMBERS.
The simple form is the singular number.
The plural number always ends in s.
Man, a man; plural, mans, men. (Man may also be translated, the man, or simply, man. The articles an, a and the are always omitted.) Vom, the woman; voms, the women. Ob, I; obs, we. Om, he; oms, they.
Ol, thou or you; ols, ye or you. In English, you is sometimes singular and sometimes plural. In addressing one person, ol should be used; while ols is used for two or more.
The numerals are always placed after the thing numbered. Man bal, one man. Mans tel, two men. Voms kil, three women.
The first nine numerals end in l, preceded by the vowels in regular order.
The tens are formed by adding s.
Numbers composed of tens and units unite the two parts by ‚e‘, and, balsebal, 11; balsetel, twelve; telsebal, 21; lulsevel, 57; zülsezül, 99.
Tum, hundred; mil, thousand; balion, million; these are preceded by one of the digits. Baltum, 100; teltum, 200; kilmil, 300; folmil foltum, 4400; lulmil lultum lulselul, 5555.
EXERCISE 1.
Vocabulary.
| Buk, book. Del, day. Doab, dollar. Dog, dog. |
Dom, house. E, and. Gan, goose. Jip, sheep. |
Man, man. Mug, mouse. (pronounce moog) Mul, month. |
Pul, boy. Vig, week. Yel, year. |
1. Put all the above nouns into the plural, giving the English meaning of each.
2. Express in Volapük: books, days, men, houses, mice, months, geese, boys, weeks, dollars.