How to count in Bavarian, a collection of Upper German varieties spoken in Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol in Italy.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | nui, null | |
| 1 | oas/oans/àns | eàste |
| 2 | zwoa/zwà | zwoate |
| 3 | drei | dritte |
| 4 | fiar(e) | fiarte |
| 5 | fimf(e) | fimfte |
| 6 | seggs(e) | seggste |
| 7 | siem(e) | siemte |
| 8 | åcht(e) | åchte |
| 9 | neine/nei | neite |
| 10 | zeene/zeah | zeente |
| 11 | öif(e)/ööf | öifte |
| 12 | zwöif(e)/zwööf | zwöifte |
| 13 | dreizea/dreizen | dreizente |
| 14 | fiazea/fiazen | fiazente |
| 15 | fuchzea/fuchzen | fuchzente |
| 16 | sechzea/sechzen | sechzente |
| 17 | sibzea/sibzen | sibzente |
| 18 | åchzea/åchzen | åchzente |
| 19 | neizea/neizen | neizente |
| 20 | zwånzg(e)e/zwoanzg(e) | zwoanzigste |
| 21 | oana-/ànazwånzg(e) | (-ste from here on) |
| 22 | zwoara-/zwàrazwånzg(e) | |
| 23 | dreiazwånzg(e) | |
| 24 | fiarazwånzg(e) | |
| 25 | fimfazwånzg(e) | |
| 26 | seggsazwånzg(e) | |
| 27 | simmazwånzge | |
| 28 | åchtazwånzge | |
| 29 | neinazwånzge | |
| 30 | dreißge | |
| 40 | fiazg(e) | |
| 50 | fuchzg(e) | |
| 60 | sechzg(e) | |
| 70 | sibzg(e)/siwazg(e) | |
| 80 | åchtzg(e) | |
| 90 | neinzg(e) | |
| 100 | hundad | |
| 1.000 | dausnd | |
| 10.000 | zendausnd | |
| 100.000 | hundaddausnd | |
| 1.000.000 | oa Million | |
| 1.000.000.000 | oa Milliarda | |
| 1.000.000.000.000 | oa Billion |
| 0,0 | Null Komma nix |
| 0,1 | Null Komma oans |
| 0,12 | Null Komma zwööf/ Null komma oans zwoa |
| 1/2 | a Hoib |
| 1/3 | a Driddl |
| 1/4 | a Viertl |
| 1/5 | a Fümfdl |
| 1/6 | a Seggsdl |
| 3/4 | Dreiviertl |
| % | as Prozent, as Prozentzeichn |
| 50% | fuchzg Prozent |
Two used to agree with the gender of the noun it was attached to: zwee (m), zwo (f) and zwoa/zwà (n), however this distinction is no longer used.
Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bairische_Dialekte#Numeralia_.28Zahlw.C3.B6rter.29
Information compiled by Michael Peter Füstumum
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