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Arabic same as German. Urdu takes gold. Every number from 1 to 100 has a different name

• pritambaral 5y ago
  > Urdu takes gold. Every number from 1 to 100 has a different name Urdu/Hindi numbers (20-99) are mostly small-digit–big-digit combos, with special combination rules. One doesn't really have to remember eighty different numbers because of the rules. Plus, the distinction between how single-digit numerals are pronounced and how these combined digits are pronounced helps avoid confusion regarding order of the digits.
  • masteruvpuppetz 5y ago
    Well I somewhat disagree. The big number small number combination is not trivial to remember. Sometimes many of them don't even have any relation to previous numbers. Even to this day 40yrs on, I have to think hard before uttering any number. Eg: try remembering Unasi (79) and navasi (89), sarsath (67), etc.
    • pritambaral 5y ago
      Yes, it's not utterly consistent. Which is why I said "most" above. EDIT: I too have to pause and confirm sometimes. But then that's only for the exceptions; which I sometimes rebel against and use the rule shamelessly for anyway (e.g., niña-van instead of un-sath). Then there are cases I always break the exception in favour of the rule, like saadhe-ek and saadhe-do instead of dedh and dhai.