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VARKUZAN NUMBERS

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The first thing to know about Varkuzan numbers is that Varkuzan uses a base-12 number system. However, you can still use base-10 in Varkuzan as there are simple ways of expressing which base is being used. Also, there is usually more than one way to write a number in Varkuzan, and as is always the case with duplication in Varkuzan, a good reason for it exists.
Below is Chart Num1 that shows three Varkuzan versions for the integers 1 to 12. The first column shows the simplest version which also function as roots. You will notice each one is just a single variation of an opening consonant. These consonants will always stand for their respective integers except in the case of "d" which can also stand for zero. The second column has the same numbers with an approximant adjoining the first consonant to form consonant clusters, and the third column has the same beginning as the second column but also has a closing consonant that always corresponds to the integer three above its own. The primary purpose of these latter two versions is inflection i.e. to make the words sound less alike to increase the ease of auditory delineation, but as you will see, like in biology, Varkuzan struggles to serve multiple purposes through a single function and so is the case here.

Chart Num1
Eng.	Root	Inflect1	Inflect2	Inflect3
one	ði	ðli	ðlix	ðlixä
two	ji	jri	jrit	jrite
three	zi	zwi	zwig	zwigé
four	mi	myi	myib	myibu
five	si	sɽi	sɽiŋ	sɽiŋo
six	ni	ni	nih	nihɔ
seven	ci	cli	clil	clilä
eight	vi	vri	vriq	vriqe
nine	fi	fwi	fwitc	fwitcé
ten	pi	pyi	pyits	pyitsu
eleven	ki	kɽi	kɽidj	kɽidjo
twelve	di	di	didz	didzɔ
twelve	ðid	ðlid	ðlid	ðlidɔ

TWO AND THREE DIGIT NUMBERS

Forget about the inflection for a moment, and just remember the simple root versions of the integers. A two-digit number is one syllable, always with the same "i" vowel. Before the vowel comes the ten's (or twelfth's) place integer and after the vowel comes the one's place integer.
Example: 38 is ziv; 91 is fið.
Three-digit numbers are composed of two syllables. The first is simply the root integer for the hundred's place and the second is for the ten's and one's place and is exactly the same as if it stood on it's own.
Example: 264 is jinim; 995 is fifis.
Adding the inflection is usually discretionary limited to that which is to be spoken. In a two or three digit Varkuzan number, the column in the Chart Num1 above labeled Inflect1, can be applied to all digits except the one's digit.
Example: 485 is myivris (simple=mivis); 167 is ðlinic (simple=ðinic)
In the case of zeros in two and three digit numbers, if it is in the one's place, a "d" is used; and if it is in the ten's place, a "w" is used.
Example: 905 is fiwis; 400 is miwid

BASE DIFFERENCES

When it comes to demarking the difference is base, it is like inflection, discretionary based on the speaker's perception of probable confusion against the utility of adding the distinction. Usually the context gives the situation away or an entire situation will be framed from the outset as using a given system. In written form, a simple subscript after the number is often the most effective method. A small "p" or "d" subscript also works very well for ten and twelve respectively. However, an "l" can also be inserted between the last vowel and the last consonant of a Varkuzan number to specifically mark it as a ten-base. Also, a suffix or prefix of "hip" or "hid" can be added to the end of the number for ten and twelve respectively. This is the most formal and auditory-distinct method.

ChartNum2	Base 12-->			Base 10-->				Base 12
Eng.	Unmarked-->					Marked Formal	Marked Simple	Marked Simple
	Alternative	Regular	Inflect3	Regular	Inflect 3-->			*
twelve	di	ðid	ðlidɔ	ðij	ðlije	ðlijehip	ðlilje	ðligdɔ
thirteen	xi	ðið	ðliðä	ðiz	ðlizé	ðlizéhip	ðlilzé	ðligðä
sixteen	bi/byi(inf1)	ðim	ðlim	ðin	ðlinu	ðlinɔhip	ðlilnɔ	ðligmu
seventeen	ɣi/ɣiŋ(inf1)	ðis	ðliso	ðic	ðlicä	ðlicähip	ðlilcä	ðligso
twenty	ri/riq(inf1)	ðiv	ðlive	jid	jridɔ	jridɔhip	jrildɔ	ðligve
twenty-four	dzi/dziz(inf1)	jid	jridɔ	jim	jrimu	jrimuhip	jrilmu	jrigdɔ

*Base 12 Mark Simple must use Inflect 3

LARGE NUMBERS

Large Varkuzan numbers are like grouped into digit sets of three just as in the current Western system. Each two-syllable three-digit set is separated by a single syllable consisting of an opening consonant which counts the three-digit set up from zero and the root vowel "a." The first three-digit number set is counted but only marked in the cases of decimal numbers. The syllable separating the second and first three digit sets of Varkuzan numbers then is the syllable "ja" which coming the second set in reading or speaking marks it as second because "j" is the consonant for 2, and predictably so, this system continues on up. So, the third and second sets of three digits are separated by the marker for the third set, "za" as "z" is the Varkuzan consonant for three. Thus, an example of a nine digit Varkuzan number is: Example: 365,409,660 is ziniszamiwifjaninid without inflection and zwinisozamyiwiféjaninidu with full inflection

Decimals

Once you understand how to create large numbers in Varkuzan, decimals are very simple. One simple marks the first three-digit set or whatever part of one that exists with "ða" as it is the first set of three-digits, and what this effectively is is a spoken/written decimal point and after which the digits after the decimal function in the same way as the ones before with the following finer points: the digits are still grouped into threes once there are at least four needed; the separating marking syllables are the same with an inversion of consonant and vowel thus; the syllable separating the first three-digits behind the decimal point with second set of three is "að" as the marker always marks what's to the left the first set will be marked and not the second in the case which is the opposite of the rhythm on the other side of the decimal point; when the digits behind the decimal run out e.g. when all subsequent digits would be zeros, then the writing/speaking simply ceases where it is unless one wants to round out the set of three out of their preference; in the event of repeating decimals, "ah" comes before and after what needs to be repeated and what lies between is written exactly the same as it would otherwise noting that the digits between the "ah"s are written always as if they are starting from the decimal point even if they are not.

Fractions & Ratios (Including Dates & Times)

In the case of fractions, the numerator is illustrated first and the denominator second and they are conjoined by the syllable "jø." Ratios are written simply by running the numbers together and adjoining them with illustrated separators only when necessary. Given the time 12:36 which is illustrated as a ratio, the Varkuzan would be ðijzin, the structure of which would exclude any interpretation other than two two-digit numbers ran together, but in cases of possible confusion simple the vowel "ø" is used to separate, and consonants (preferably front) can even by adjoined if one wished to demark ratios with counting.

Num	A0	A1	B	C	D	E
0	w/y/d*	NA	st	NA/ɔ	st	w/d*
1	ð	ð	ð	l/ä	ð	ð
2	j	j	j	r/e	j	j
3	z	z	z	w/é	w	w
4	m	m	m	y/u	m	m
5	s	s/r	s/r	ɽ/o	s	s
6	n	n	n	NA/ɔ	n	n
7	c	c/l	c/l		c	c
8	v	v	v		v	v
9	f	f	f		f	f
10	p	p	p		p	p
11	k	k	k		k	k
12	d	d	d		d	d
13	x	x	x		x
14	t	t	t		t
15	g	g	g		g
16	b	b	b		b
17	tq/bð/r/ŋ	tq/bð/ŋ	tq/bð/ŋ		tq/bð/r/ŋ
18	h	h	h		h
19	bz/l/ɣ	bz/ɣ	bz/l/ɣ		bz,ɣ
20	q	q	q		q
21	ɽ	tc	tc		ɽ
22		ts	ts		w
23		dj	dj		y
24		dz	dz		h
25			l
26			r
27			w
28			y
29			ɽ
empty set	y	qk	qk			y
infinity	h	jg	jg			h
golden ratio		ðg	ðg			x
e(2.718)		jb	jb			t
pi		zd	zd			g
"x"(var.)						b
F.S.D.(.684)						q
SR2(1.414)						l
1/5B12RD(.2497)						r
1/7B12RD(.ðvnpzs)						ɣ
i(SR[-1])						ɽ

PERONSALITIES OF PRIMES

METAPRIME FORCES

Feminine [F]:
Def.: primes less than four
Masculine [M]:
Def.: primes greater than four
Alpha [a]:
Def.: two and primes greater than four whose prime(dx) is divisible by two
Beta [b]:
Def.: three and primes greater than four whose prime(dx) is divisible by three
Cappa [c]:
Def.: primes greater than four that whose prime(dx) is not divisible by two or three


PRIMES:

ji: primal, direct, reactionary, indecisive
jisaãd means the "general energy of two"
zi: senual, refined, exact, sudden
si: opportunistic, pro-experience, confident
ci: cautious, persistent, nurturing, balanced
ki: independent, contrarian, analytical
xi: universal, humanistic, particular, vibrant
ri:
ɣi:
ðik:
jis:
jic:
zið:

COMPOSITIES

mi:
ni:
vi:
fi:
pi: 10 or 2 and 5 [FaMb] 2 is primal feminine direct reactionary and 5 is opportunistic and motivated by desire to experience more rather than less; and as such: subversion, dishonesty, avoidance, etcetera is the natural consequence of the excessive behavior that invariably results from the combination of these two forces, and as such all verbs that are based in subversion start with “p” a letter formed directly at the front of the mouth and passing with a short burst of air that in the end is voiceless in order to pass by unnoticed
di:
ti:
gi:
bi:
li:
qi:
ðif:
ðip:
jid:


NOTES ON ALTERICATIONS TO THE ABOVE

t/g should be used for even/odd syllable closes, especially because one is not a "real" odd number
when a three-digit expression or more is used, the base is indicated in the liquid modifer of the hundreths place, and in which case a "y" modifer in the tens place means that the number is a psychological transliteration in said based of the number in the other (i.e. 10 and 12) base (e.g. "60" is a base-12 psychological transliteration of "50" in base 10)
all single-digit numbers require no base indication and must use 12-point inflection or t/g
when a three-digit format is needed for a number no large enough, "d" is used as a zero in the hundreths and even the tens place additionally if necessary to provide the necessary framework
no liquid modifer in the first opportunity means no base indicated, l/w mean base 10, r/y mean base 12, and ɽ means base to be indicated i.e. not 10 or 12, this is not the case for one-digit numbers, in which case the use of liquids can mean other things
If the first letter is x-dz, a liquid must be used, lr for 10/12 two-digit, wy for 10/12 one-digit with inflection, if it is blank it could/would indicate an arkon conjoiner not a number noun
in three-digit form the backcluster of the first syllable can be used to provide additional modification to the number in combination with the liquid case (lr=1;wy=2) for the first syllable, type of liquid for the second syllable and tdsz endings for either syllable

aitui

2..8
3..9
5..15
7..14
11..11
13..12
2&3 feminine
5&7 masculine
2&5 bad
3&7 good
2&7 a
3&5 b
11 c