The Epigean Numbers
The grammatical numbers :
Epigean distinguishes two numbers : singular and plural. Nouns are inflected on case and number, and adjectives/verbs agrees on class and number.
The mathematical numbers :
Epigean has a decimal counting system. Every number under 100 is an adjective, that agrees on the noun class (but always with the singular affix), while 100, 1000 and 1M are nouns.
| 0 | iťO | 10 | piit | 20 | adul | 30 | akit |
| 1 | pid | 11 | pidepiit | 21 | pidadul | 40 | asat |
| 2 | dy | 12 | dẏpiit | 22 | dẏadul | 50 | amon |
| 3 | ki | 13 | kipiit | 23 | kiadul | 60 | anat |
| 4 | sæt | 14 | satyrpiit | 24 | satadul | 70 | amyk |
| 5 | moun | 15 | monpiit | 25 | monadul | 80 | amat |
| 6 | nad | 16 | nadepiit | 26 | nadadul | 90 | amac |
| 7 | amku | 17 | amkypiit | 27 | amkɯ̇adul | 100 | pæpa pid |
| 8 | amd | 18 | amdepiit | 28 | amdadul | 1000 | souc pid |
| 9 | amgi | 19 | amgiipiit | 29 | amgiadul | 1M | milia pid |
Numbers are read this way : 2345 = ̇ ̇ –[1000 × 2 + 100 × 3 + (5+40)]– soc dy pæpi ki monasat.
100, 1000 and 1M are nouns of the first class, but their particular morphology and usage induces a very specific inflections set. Here it is :
| Case | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ergative (agent) | papa (100) | pꜳpa | souc (1000) | soc | milia (1M) | melia |
| Intransitive (subject) | pæpa | pæpi | souc | soc | milia | melia |
| Accusative (patient) | apap | apꜳp | asouc | æsouc | amilia | æmilia |
| Temporal (when) | pȧpa | pꜳ̇pa | sou̇c | sȯc | mylia | mėlia |