Numbers in Sona



Learn numbers in Sona

Knowing numbers in Sona is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Sona. Learning to count in Sona may appeal to you just as a simple curiosity or be something you really need. Perhaps you have planned a trip to a country where Sona is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Sona.

It's also useful for guiding you through street numbers. You'll be able to better understand the directions to places and everything expressed in numbers, such as the times when public transportation leaves. Can you think of more reasons to learn numbers in Sona?

The Sona language is an international auxiliary language created by Kenneth Searight in 1935. It has been created as a practical and universal language, which is to say not as eurocentric as the other auxiliary languages of that time.

List of numbers in Sona

Here is a list of numbers in Sona. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Sona from 1 to 20. We have also included the tens up to the number 100, so that you know how to count up to 100 in Sona. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Sona.

• 1) enna
• 2) do
• 3) tin
• 4) ca
• 5) pen
• 6) xi
• 7) zun
• 8) atu
• 9) nun
• 10) dici
• 11) ennadici
• 12) dodici
• 13) tindici
• 14) cadici
• 15) pendici
• 16) xidici
• 17) zundici
• 18) atudici
• 19) nundici
• 20) doyedi
• 30) tinyedi
• 40) cayedi
• 50) penyedi
• 60) xyedi
• 70) zunyedi
• 80) atuyedi
• 90) nunyedi
• 100) son
• 1,000) tan
• one million) tanta
• one billion) dotanta

Numbers in Sona: Sona numbering rules

Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Sona is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Sona you will have to learn a series of rules that we will explain below. If you apply these rules you will soon find that you will be able to count in Sona with ease.

The way numbers are formed in Sona is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Sona. Also, learning how to number in Sona yourself from these simple rules is very beneficial for your brain, as it forces it to work and stay in shape. Working with numbers and a foreign language like Sona at the same time is one of the best ways to train our little gray cells, so let's see what rules you need to apply to number in Sona

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Digits from zero to nine are rendered by specific words: naci [0], enna [1], do [2], tin [3], ca [4], pen [5], xi [6], zun [7], atu [8], and nun [9].

The tens are formed by suffixing the multiplier digit with a derived form of the word for ten (edi, from dici), except for ten itself: dici [10], doyedi [20], tinyedi [30], cayedi [40], penyedi [50], xyedi [60], zunyedi [70], atuyedi [80], and nunyedi [90].

Compound numbers are formed by juxtaposing the ten and the unit with no space (e.g.: ennadici [11], doyedixi [26]).

The hundreds are formed by prefixing the word for hundred (son) with the multiplier digit, except for one hundred itself: son [100], doson [200], tinson [300], cason [400], penson [500], xison [600], zunson [700], atuson [800], and nunson [900].

The thousands are formed by setting the multiplier digit or number before the word for thousand (tan) with no space, except for one thousand itself: tan [1,000], dotan [2,000], tintan [3,000], catan [4,000], pentan [5,000]… dicitan [10,000]… sontan [100,000]…

The word for million (10⁶) is tanta, and the word for billion (10⁹) is dotanta.

Sona: an auxiliary neutral language, by Kenneth Searight (1935)