NEO NUMERATION
CARDINAL NUMBERS:
| un | du | tre | qar | qin | sit | sep | ot | non | is | ek | mil |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 100 | 1000 |
All other numbers by compounding these 12 elements:
| isun | isdu | istre | isqar | isqin | issit | issep | isot | isnon | duis | duisun | duisdu | duistre |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| treis | qaris | qinis | sitis | sitissit | otis | nonis | nonisnon | ekun | ekdu | ekis |
| 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 80 | 90 | 99 | 101 | 102 | 110 |
| duek | treek | qinek | siteksitissit | otek | milun | milis | milekisun |
| 200 | 300 | 500 | 666 | 800 | 1001 | 1010 | 1111 |
| dumil | tremil | otmil | treismil | otismil | duekmil | qinekmil |
| 2000 | 3000 | 8000 | 30000 | 80000 | 200000 | 500000 |
| sitekmil siteksitissit | milyon | tremil sepekqaristre | qinmil noneksitistre | qareksitmil noneksitissit |
| 600666 | million | 3743 | 5963 | 406966 |
qarissit milyon(os) sepeknonistremil siteksitis frankos: 46.793.660 francs.
Tokyo ar c is milyon(os) abiteros: Tokyo has ab. ten million inhabitants
(c = cir, ab. = about)
SUFFIXES
Ordinals: -a. Una (prima) first; une (prime) first(ly); dua, due second, -ly; trea third; qara fourth; qina 5-th; sita 6-th; isa tenth; isdua twelfth; duisa twentieth; duisnona 29-th; qinisa 50-th; eka 100-th; mila 1000-th.
Multiples: -pl. Dipla, -e double, doubly; tripla, -e triple, trebly; qaripla fourfold; isipla tenfold; isipli to decuple; ekipla centuple; ekipli to –.
Fractions: -im. Duim, dim half; trim 1/3-rd; qarim 1/4-th; isim 1/10-th; qinisim 1/50-th; ekim 1/100-th; milim 1/1000-th; milyonim one millionth.
Frequency: -yes. Unyes once; duyes twice; qinyes five times; isyes ten times; ekyes 100 times; milyes a thousand times.
Order, class: Primala primary; duala secondary; isala ranking tenth.
Collective: -o. Isos tens; isduo dozen; ekos hundreds; milos thousands.
Grouping: -ope. Unope one by one; duope two by two; isope in groups of ten; ekope by hundreds; milope by thousands.
Ordinals are needed for:
Isqara Seklo (14a seklo) fourteenth century;
Duisa Seklo (20a seklo) twentieth century.
Ordinals are not needed for:
Elizabet DU (du, 2, II) Elisabeth II;
Jan Duistre (23, XXIII) John XXIII.
ARITHMETIC
Basic Rules:
adis addition;
sotrak subtraction;
multiplo multiplication;
divid division.
| 2 + 2 = 4 | du plu du far qar |
| 4 - 1 = 3 | qar min un far tre |
| 3 × 3 = 9 | tre yes tre far non |
| 8 : 2 = 4 | ot pe du far qar |
Big Numbers:
See Long and Short scale
Neo uses the long scale
| milyon | million | 106 | 1.000.000 |
| milyard | milliard | 109 | 1.000.000.000 |
| US billion(1) | 109 | 1.000.000.000 | |
| bilyon | billion | 1012 | |
| US trillions(1)(2) | 1012 | ||
| trilyon | trillion(3) | 1018 | |
| quintillion(1) | 1018 | ||
| qarilyon | quadrillion | 1024 | |
| qinilyon | quintillion | 1030 |
(1) the short scale
(2) US one thousand billions
(3) the long scale, one million european billions
Powers:
| 62 | sit duposa | 6/2ps |
| 83 | ot treposa | 8/3ps |
| 1012 | is isduposa | 10/12ps |
| 1024 | is duisqarposa | 10/24ps |
Roots:
| 2√16 | duradik de 16 | 2rk/16 |
| 3√27 | treradik de 27 | 3rk/27 |
| 4√256 | qarradik de 256 | 4rk/256 |
Weights and Measures:
| g | gram |
| dag | dekagram |
| hg | hektogram |
| kg | kilogram |
| dg | decigram |
| cg | centigram |
| mg | miligram |
| m | metro |
| dam | dekometro |
| hm | hektometro |
| km | kilometro |
| dm | decimetro |
| cm | centimetro |
| mm | millimetro |
| l | litro |
| dal | dekalitro |
| hl | hektolitro |
| dl | decilitro |
| cl | centilitro |
| Q | qintal (100 Kg.) |
| Tn | tonyo (1000 Kg.) |
| inco | inch |
| ped | foot |
| milyo | mile |
| nodyo | knot |
| pundo | pound |
| galonyo | gallon |
| lumanyo | light-years |
| parsek | parsec (32,6 light-years) |
| megaparsek | megaparsec (one million parsec) |
International signs
Neo has adopted following international signs:
| k | kilo | 103 |
| M | mega | 106 |
| G | giga | 109 |
| T | tera | 1012 |
| m | mili | 10-3 |
| u | mikro | 10-6 |
| n | nano | 10-9 |
| p | piko | 10-12 |
SHORT VOCABULARY
num number; numa numeral, numerical; nume numerically; numi to number; numazo numbering; numado, numio numeration; numoza numerous; numoze numerously; numozo numerousness; numon big number, great number; sennuma numberless; sennume numberlessly;
mul many; mulunos many people; mulo a good quantity; mule greatly;
pok few; pokunos a few people; poko a little quantity;
epe a little; epete a little bit; epetet a quite little bit.
qanto quantity; qanta quantitative (also: “quanta”); qanti to quantify;
qal quality; qala qualitative; qali, qalifi to qualify; qalazo qualification; qalifa qualifying, qualificative; qalat qualified.
zer(o) zero, nought;
nilo nothing; nix nothing at all, naught; nil… no…; nili to annihilate; nilazo annihilation;
nula worthless; nile in no way
adisi to add up;
sotraki to substract;
multipli to multiply; multiplo multiplication; multiplal multiplication table; multiplenda multiplicand; multipler multiplier; multipleso multiplicity; multiplibla multipliable;
divid division; dividi to divide; dividibla divisible; dividibleso divisibility; dividend dividend;
(divizyon division (mil).
matemat, -a, -e, -ist mathematics, -ical, -ically, -ician;
aritmetio, -meta, -metist arithmetic, -ical, -etician;
geometrio, -metra, -metrist geometry, -ical, -ician;
algebro, -a, -ist algebra, -aic, -aist;
eqasyon equation;
senendima infinitesimal;
defima differential;
kalkul calculation; kalkuli to calculate; kalkulil, kalkulingo calculating machine; adisil, adisingo adding machine;
kont account; konti to count, to reckon; standel balance (of account).
For DATES, day’s number is generally put before the month: un janar January first; isqin novem November 15-th; treisun decem December 31-st; ka dato oje? what is to-day’s date?; ka id del mes oje? what day of the month is it to-day?; ka id del vek oje? what day of the week is it to-day?; da un a isqin yul from the 1st to the 15-th of July; mi nasir je duisnon febrar I was born on February 29-th.
EXERCISE
| Ke vur tu fi oje? | What would you like to do to-day? |
| Mi shar gi shel librer e kofi tre libros. | I must go to the bookseller’s and buy three books. |
| Ar tu suf dengo? | Have you enough money? |
| Mi ar duek qinis frankos. | I have 250 francs. |
| Shak libro kostar sepis frankos. | Each book costs seventy francs. |
| Los tre kostor donk duekis frankos. | The three will then cost 210 francs. |
| Ve restor qaris frankos. | You will have 40 francs left. |
| Lo duistre mars nos or un bel koncert. | On March 23, we will have a fine concert. |
| Ka lo presyo del plasos? | What is the price of the seats? |
| Mi no spar; lastyes nos pagir ek qinis frankos lo plas. | I don’t know; last time we paid 150 francs a seat. |
| Ke for tu krasmatin? | What are you going to do to-morrow morning? |
| Mi sperar gi kinye kon ma frat. | I hope to go to the movies with my brother. |
| Kom gar ta filyo? | How is your son going on? |
| Il studar jus universitye e laborar muy ben. | He studies law at the University and he is working very well. |
| Ma matro me dar un libro. | My mother gives me a book. |
| Ta dom me plar mul. | Your house pleases me very much. |
| Vur vu veni ne vidi etser? | Would you like to come and see us this evening? |
| Mi vur, mo no par; mi no frida. | I would like to, but I cannot; I am not free. |
| Te miru nel spek: ta vizo lurа. | Look at yourself in the mirror; your face is dirty. |
| Sar un inka flek. Kom fir tu it? | It is an ink blot. How did you do it? |
| Mi no spar; forse dun mi skribir et brif a ma matro. | I don’t know; perhaps while I was writing this letter to my mother. |
| Cu tu vidinda l’iv ki flir tan vit? | Have you seen the airplane that was flying so fast? |
| Vo tir tu lo lapos ke mi te dir? | Where did you put the pencils I gave you? |
| Mi ze tir ik, mo nun mi no par ze tri. | I put them here, but now I cannot find them. |
| Aponu ta mant, nos arivonda. | Put on your overcoat, we are soon arriving. |
| Pardonu, Madam, ve fir mi mal? | I beg your pardon, Madam, did I hurt you? |
| No dey, vu me fir nil mal. | Don’t mention it, you did not hurt me. |
| Mi no ir vidat vu sir ik. | I had not seen you were here. |
| Mi duyesir Fransye. | I was twice in France. |
| Mi ik primyese. | This is the first time I am here. |
| Kanyes gir vu kinye van vu Londonye? | How many times did you go to the movies when you were in London? |
| Mi ye sir plulyes. | I was there several times. |
| Unyes mi ye inkontrir va gefratos. | Once I met there your brother(s) and sister(s). |
| Dim d’et fortun te pertenar. | Half of this fortune belongs to you. |
| Ka ma standel, pli? | What is my (account’s) balance, please? |
| Mesense vu ir otek qinis £; vu ritirir treek issit; nun vu ar qinek treisqar £. | At the beginning of the month you had £850; you drew out £316; now you have £534. |
| Ekos perar shakmes in rutaxidentos. | Hundreds (of persons) perish every month in road-accidents. |
| Et gran grek filosof vivir yo milanyos. | This great Greek philosopher lived thousands of years ago. |