Dalecarlian numbers

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Numbers are, e.g., used when we count, when we mention a quantity, when we tell the time or how much something weighs.

ein, tveir, trír ('one', 'two', 'three' - male)
eiñ, tvǽr, trjǽr ('one', 'two', 'three' - female)
eit, tú, trý ('one', 'two', 'three' - neuter)

Examples:

• tveir sjakker ('two sacks')
  
• átta lík ('eight corpses')
  
• trí mil ('three [Swedish] miles') (Note that a swedish mile is - since a decision made 1889 - exactly 10,000 m.)
  
• klukkañ ir sjaks ('It's six o'clock')
  
• sjú kilu ('seven kilos')<p>

We divide numbers into three groups:<p> Dalecarlian cardinal numbers
Dalecarlian ordinal numbers
Dalecarlian miscellaneous numbers <p> Cardinals are used when counting something genderless ("Count to one hundred, please!") or speaking about metric units ("How many meters long is this?", "What time is it?"):

eit, tvá [twO:], trí [tri:], fýra [fy:`rA], fem, sjaks, ...

or when counting something with definite gender ("Count the dogs, please!"):

Masculine: ein, tveir, trír, fjórer; fem, sjaks, ...
Feminine: eiñ, tvǽr, trjǽr, fjórer; fem, sjaks, ...
Neuter: eit, tú, trý, fjóruñ; fem, sjaks, ...

Ordinals are used when saying an ordered sequence:

Masculine: fóstin, oðrin, triðin, fjórðin, femtin, sjakstin, ...
Feminine: fóstañ, oðrañ, triðañ, fjórðañ, femtañ, sjakstañ, ...
Neuter: fóstað, oðrað, triðað, fjórðað, femtaþ, sjakstað, ...

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