Numbers
Nyverow
1 onen / Udn
2 dew2, dyw2 (F)
3 try3, teyr3 (F)
4 peswar, peder (F)
5 pymp
6 whegh
7 seyth
8 eth
9 naw
10 deg
11 udnek
12 dewdhek
13 tredhek
14 peswardhek
15 pymthek
16 whȇtek
17 seytek
18 ȇtek
19 nawnjeck
20 ugans
21 onen warn ugans
30 deg warn ugans
31 udnek warn ugans
40 dewgans
41 onen ha dew ugans
50 hanter-cans
51 udnek ha dew ugans
60 try ugans
61 onen ha try ugans
70 deg ha try ugans
71 udnek ha try ugans
80 peswar ugans
81 onen ha peswar ugans
90 deg ha peswar ugans
91 udnek ha peswar ugans
100 cans
101 cans hag onen
120 whegh ugans
130 deg ha whegh ugans
140 seyth ugans
150 cans ha hanter-cans
160 eth ugans
170 deg hag eth ugans
180 naw ugans
200 dew cans
1000 mil
100,000 milvil
Important things to remember:
- When using numbers in Kernowek, it does not matter how many of the objects there are, the objects are always expressed in singular and not plural form, for example the plural of “ky” (dog) is “keun” (dogs), however 10 dogs are expressed as “deg ky” (10 dog) and never “deg keun”.You would say “an keun an re na” for those dogs.
- Numbers in Kernowek unlike in Sowsnek are expressed in multiples of twenty. For example, 20 is “ugans”, 40 is “dew ugans” (two twenties), 60 is “try ugans”, 80 is “peswar ugans” etc. Numbers between 20 and 40 are counted as “warn ugans” (on twenty) for example 25 is “pymp warn ugans” (5 on twenty) and 35 as “pympthek warn ugans” (15 on twenty). After forty numbers are expressed as “ha dewgans” for example 45 is “pymp ha dew ugans” (5 and two twenties) ,55 is “pympthek ha dew ugans” (fifteen and two twenties), 65 is “pymp ha try ugans” (five and three twenties) and 75 is “pympthek ha try ugans” (fifteen and three twenties) etc.
- "Onen" is used when counting and "Udn" when it comes before a noun. "Udn" creates a soft/second mutation when followed by a feminine noun
- Numbers 2,3 and 4 in Kernowek have a masculine (Gorow) and feminine (Benow) version, and conform to whether the object is masculine or feminine. Two is either Dew (gorow) or Dyw (benow), Three is either Try (gorow) or Teyr (benow), Four is Peswar (gorow) or Peder (benow).
- The feminine and masculine versions of “two” create a soft/second mutation (in line with the normal rules) for example "Dyw pluven" or "Dew vebyon"
- The feminine and masculine versions of "three" create a "third" mutation for example "Teyr fluven"
- The feminine versions are only used in front of a noun. When the numeral is used alone, even if it refers to a feminine, the masculine form is used.