POPE (Mòmì) Numbers
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POPE (Mòmì) does not use a decimal system (based on 10), but a nonal system (based on 9). That's why there are basic words for the numbers 1-9 as well as 81 and 6561.
Numbers are treated grammatically as adjectives, i.e. they are declined in gender and case, and they can have the same postpositions as their noun.
In opposite to many other adjectives, however, the distinction between animate genders and inanimate is lost. The inanimate form is the same as the neuter form. Moreover, plural is not marked, since the number is clear anyway. All numbers belong to the J (r) declension group.
The numbers 1, 2 and 3 are complicated exceptions:
| neuter | feminine | masculine | inanimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (abs.)
1 (erg.) |
UTUU (ùnù)
UUTUUJ (ùnùr) |
ŨTUU (üzüü)
ŨUTUUJ (üüzüür) |
ÚTUU (uduu)
ÚUTUUJ (uuduur) |
AJK (èrng)
AAJIJ (èrngyr) |
| 2 (abs.)
2 (erg.) |
OKUL (òngùl)
OOKULIL (òngùlyl) |
ÕKUKUL (örhürhül)
ÕOKUKULIL (öörhürhülyl) |
ÓKUKUL (ogugul)
ÓOKUKULIL (oogugulyl) |
AJPE (èrmì)
AAJPEJ (èrmìr) |
| 3 (abs.)
3 (erg.) |
OTTI (òny)
OOTTIJ (ònyr) |
ÕTTI (ösy)
ÕOTTIJ (öösyr) |
ÓTTI (oty)
ÓOTTIJ (ootyr) |
UKAA (ùngè)
UKKAAL (ùngèl) |
UKAA is stressed on the second syllable, all other numbers on the first.
Some of the numbers have special meanings, giving a glimpse of the POPE culture:
UTUU = lonely, because a single person can be lonely
OL = happy, because a couple can be happy
KAA = basis/grounding, because many things are based on the number 3 in POPE
ALKK = perfect/complete, because the spaces between the fingers are counted and because 9 = 3 * 3
OKKI = full, because (3 * 3) * (3 * 3) is a lot of property
AKKEJUK = night sky, because that's almost uncountable, like the stars in the night sky
POPE does not use the digits 0-9, but letters for the basic number adjectives.
This is a summary of the basic number adjectives (in absolutive case) with their POPE symbols:
1 (P) AJK, animated UTUU
2 (T) AJPE, animated OKUL [fem/masc OKULUL, ergative with L]
3 (K) OTTI, inanimated UKAA [ergative UKKAAL]
4 (A) EPPA
5 (O) AKKEJ
6 (E) AKIJP
7 (U) ATAK
8 (I) ATI
9 (L) ALKK
81 (J) OKKI
6561 (X) AKKEJUK
Composed numbers are easy to form and never use the special adjectives for 1, 2 and 3:
10 (LP) ALKKAJK, ergative AALKKAJKIJ
11 (LT) ALKKAJPE, ergative AALKKAJPEJ
12 (LK) ALKKOTTI, ergative AALKKOTTIJ
13 (LA) ALKKEPPA, ergative AALKKEPPAJ
14 (LO) ALKKAKKEJ, ergative AALKKAKKEJIJ
15 (LE) ALKKAKIJP, ergative AALKKAKIJPIJ
16 (LU) ALKKATAK, ergative AALKKATAKIJ
17 (LI) ALKKATI, ergative AALKKATIJ
18 (TL) AJPELKK, ergative AAJPELKKIJ
19 (TLP) AJPELKKAJK, ergative AAJPELKKAJKIJ
20 (TLT) AJPELKKAJPE, ergative AAJPELKKAJPEJ
21 (TLK) AJPELKKOTTI, ergative AAJPELKOTTIJ
...
27 (KL) OTTILKK, ergative OOTTILKKIJ
28 (KLP) OTTILKKAJK, ergative OOTTILJJAKJIJ
36 (AL) EPPALKK, ergative EEPPALKKIJ
45 (OL) AKKEJALKK, ergative AAKKEJALKKIJ
50 (OLO) AKKEJALKKAKKEJ, ergative AAKKEJALKAKKEJIJ
54 (EL) AKIJPALKK, ergative AAKIJPALKKIJ
63 (UL) ATAKALKK, ergative AATAKALKKIJ
72 (IL) ATILKK, ergative AATILKKIJ
80 (ILI) ATILKKATI, ergative AATILKKATIJ
81 (J) OKKI, ergative OOKKIJ
82 (JP) OKKAJK, ergative OOKKAJKIJ
89 (JI) OKKATI, ergative OOKKATIJ
90 (JL) OKKALKK, ergative OOKKALKKIJ
91 (JLP) OKKALKKAJK, ergative OOKKALKKAJKIJ
100 (JTL) OKKAJPELKK, ergative OOKKAJPELKKIJ
162 (TJ) AJPEKKI, ergative AAJPEKKIJ
171 (TJL) AJPEKKALKK, ergative AAJPEKKALKKIJ
729 (LJ) ALKKOKKI, ergative AALKKOKKIJ
1000 (LKJKLP) ALKKOTTIKKOTTILKKAJK, ergative AALKKOTTIKKOTTILKKAJKIJ
1458 (TLJ) AJPELKKOKKI, ergative AAJPELKKOKKIJ
2000 (TLEJELT) AJPELKKAKIJPOKKAKIJPALKKAJPE, ergative AAJPELKKAKIJPOKKAKIJPALKKAJPEJ
2003 (TLEJELO) AJPELKKAKIJPOKKAKIJPALKKAKKEJ, ergative AAJPELKKAKIJPOKKAKIJPALKKAKKEJIJ
6560 (ILIJILI) ATILKKATIKKALTILKKATI, ergative AATILKKATIKKALTILKKATIJ
10,000 (XALEJALP) AKKEJUKEPPALKKAKIJPOKKEPPALKAJK, ergative AAKKEJUKEPPALKKAKIJPOKKEPPALKAJKIJ
13,122 (TX) AJPEKKEJUK, ergative AJPEKKEJUKIJ
The highest number that can be expressed in POPE (Mòmì) is
43,046,720 (ILIJILIXILIJILI) ATILKKATIKKALTILKKATIKKEJUKATILKKATIKKALTILKKATI, ergative AATILKKATIKKALTILKKATIKKEJUKATILKKATIKKALTILKKATIJ
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