How to count in Low German, a collection of Germanic dialects spoken mainly in northern Germany and the Netherlands.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | null | |
| 1 | een/ein | eerst(e) |
| 2 | twee/twei | tweet(e) |
| 3 | dree/drei | drütt(e), darde |
| 4 | veer | veert(e) |
| 5 | fief | föfft(e), de fiefte |
| 6 | söss/sess/soss | sösst(e) |
| 7 | söben/söven | söbent(e) |
| 8 | acht | acht(e) |
| 9 | negen | negent(e) |
| 10 | teihn | teihnt(e) |
| 11 | ölben/ölven/olben | ölbent(e) |
| 12 | twölf/twolf/twalm | twölft(e) |
| 13 | dörteihn/darteihn | dörteihnt(e) |
| 14 | veerteihn | veerteihnt(e) |
| 15 | föffteihn/foffteihn | föffteihnt(e) |
| 16 | sössteihn/sossteihn/sessteihn | sössteihnt(e) |
| 17 | söbenteihn | söbenteihnt(e) |
| 18 | achteihn | achteihnt(e) |
| 19 | negenteihn/nee'ntein | negenteihnt(e) |
| 20 | twintig/twinnich | twintigt(e) |
| 21 | eenundtwintig/einundtwinnich | (-t(e) from here on) |
| 30 | dörtig/dartig | |
| 40 | veertig | |
| 50 | föfftig/fieftig | |
| 60 | sösstig/sosstig/sesstig | |
| 70 | söbentig/söventig | |
| 80 | achtig/tachentig | |
| 90 | negentig | |
| 100 | hunnert/hünnert | |
| 1.000 | dusend | |
| 10.000 | teihndusend | |
| 100.000 | hunnertdusend/hünnertdusend | |
| 1.000.000 | eine Million | |
| 1.000.000.000 | eine Milliarde | |
| 1.000.000.000.000 | eine Billion | |
| 0,0 | Null Komma nichs | |
| 0,1 | Null Komma eens | |
| 0,12 | Null Komma twölf / Null komma eens twei | |
| 1/2 | een Halb | |
| 1/3 | een Drüttel | |
| 1/4 | een Veertel | |
| 1/5 | een Föfftel | |
| 1/6 | een Sösstel | |
| 3/4 | dree Veertel | |
| % | das Prozent, das Prozentzeichen | |
| 50% | föfftig Prozent |
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Details of Low German numbers compiled by Michael Peter Füstumum
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