Maj numerals are associated with old Arabic symbols: We use a particular rule to create numeral words. From small words we create composite larger words to represent larger numbers.
Words
These 3 words are related to counting. We can use them to announce there is a number, for example: noba una = number one. As you probably remember, last vowel: "a" is for noun, "o" is adjective and "u" is for verb.
noba = number
nobu = to count
nobo = counted
Digits
Though there are only 10 digits, in table below we have 11 words. One is for number 10 that is created from two digits: 1 + 0. Let's learn how to count in Maj from 0 to 10:
Ordinals
On a list we can refer to the position of one element using ordinals. These are primitive numbers ending with "o". Ordinals require article "al" before the number. Ordinals represent a relative relation between elements:
al uno = first
al beo = second
al rio = third
al vio = forth
#
Symbol
Numeral IPA
Romanian
English
0
nil
/nil/
zero
zero
1
una
/una/
unu
one
2
bie
/bie/
doi
two
3
rei
/rei/
trei
three
4
kai
/kai/
patru
four
5
fei
/fei/
cinci
five
6
sei
/sei/
şase
six
7
cte
/ʃte/
şapte
seven
8
oke
/oke/
opt
eight
9
nae
/nae/
nouă
nine
10
dis
/dis/
zece
ten
{ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 }
Correction: The recording is older, the number 3 is pronounciation was changed in 2025, from [rie] to [rei]. This update is crucial for consistency with larger numbers. We think "rei" is more easy to pronounce when it comes to large numbers.
Note:Last character is usuall a vowel: {a, e, i}. We use "a" for singular and {e, i} for plural, but there are two exceptions: "Nil and Dis", that comes from French.
Repetition
In many propositions we may refer to a repetitive action. In Maj we use word "re" that represents how many times an action or event occurs. We use short version of numbers for expressing repetitions. We use to replace the last missing letter from prefix.
nil re = never
una re = one time
bie re = two times
rei re = three times
kai re = four times
dis re = then times
Next numbers
For numbers > 10 we use prefix "di" and create a composite word. All numbers > 10 are words having 5 letters. These two rules will help you learn the numbers easly now.
#
Symbol
Numeral IPA
11
diuna
/diuna/
12
dibie
/dibie/
13
direi
/direi/
14
dikai
/dikai/
15
difei
/difei/
16
disei
/disei/
17
dicte
/diʃte/
18
dioke
/dioke/
19
dinae
/dinae/
{ 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 }
Larger numbers
For numbers > 20 we use suffix "di" and create a composite word, this is contrar with the first rule for numbers < 20 where "di" is prefix not suffix. So all numbers >= 20 are words having 5 letters.
#
Symbol
Numeral IPA
10
unadi
/unadi/
20
biedi
/biedi/
30
reidi
/reidi/
40
kaidi
/kaidi/
50
feidi
/feidi/
60
seidi
/seidi/
70
ctedi
/ʃtedi/
80
okedi
/okedi/
90
naedi
/naedi/
{10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 }
Note: unadi = 10 can be pronounced shortly: "dis" that is equivalent to explicit: "unadi". We usually use the short version /dis/ instead of /unadi/. Both are correct.
Huge numbers
Larger numbers are more difficult. We have new words to represent these numbers.
#
Symbol
Numeral IPA
100
suta
/suta/
n00/td>
sute
/sute/
1000/td>
toza
/toza/
n000/td>
toze
/toze/
1,000,000
mona
/mona/
n,000,000
mone
/mone/
1,000,000,000
bila
/bila/
n,000,000,000
bile
/bile/
{hundreds, thousands, milions, bilions}
Composite numbers
Now we can read any composite number that is not present in previous tables by using rules. Let's do some exercises then we will explain the rules. Let's start with numbers > 10 that have additional units:
21 = biedi ci una
53 = feidi ci rie
95 = naidi ci fei
{21, 53, 95}
First rule: Numbers > 20 that have additional units are connected using preposition: "ci" read as /ʃi/ = and. This word has rol of addition (+).
421 = kai sute biedi ci una
653 = sei sute feidi ci rie
895 = oke sute naidi ci fei
{421, 653, 895}
Second rule: For numbers > 100, the "ci" is not used between toza and sute, but is understood and is a mistake to use "ci" for large numbers except tha last digit (units):
