Numbers

1. okta, guokte, golbma

   One, two, three

   Usage

   Numerals 1-3, for counting and stating prices

   Grammar Note

   All numerals are native. Agreement with counted nouns gets more complex with larger numbers; only basic forms are given here

2. njeallje, vihtta, guhtta

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Numerals 4-6

   Grammar Note

   All numerals are native. Agreement with counted nouns gets more complex with larger numbers; only basic forms are given here

3. čieža, gávcci, ovcci

   Seven, eight, nine

   Usage

   Numerals 7-9

   Grammar Note

   All numerals are native. Agreement with counted nouns gets more complex with larger numbers; only basic forms are given here

4. logi, čuohti, duhát

   Ten, hundred, thousand

   Usage

   Ten, hundred, thousand. Tens are built by putting a numeral before logi: guoktelogi 20, golbmalogi 30

   Grammar Note

   The nominative of "hundred" is čuohti; in sentences the form čuohte appears. The other forms are the basic ones

5. Diibmu lea golbma

   It is three o'clock

   Usage

   Tells the time. Diibmu means "hour, clock"

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. For "minutes to" use váile "lacking" (Diibmu lea vihtta váile golbma = five to three)

6. Man boaris don leat?

   How old are you?

   Usage

   The set question for age, used the same way with anyone. The answer is "Mun lean … jagi boaris"

   Grammar Note

   Literally "how old are you". For two addressees the dual doai replaces don and the verb changes too

7. Mun lean guoktelogičieža jagi boaris

   I am 27 years old

   Usage

   Gives your age. Replace the number with your own

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. 27 is written by joining guoktelogi (20) and čieža (7). The number stands before jagi "year"

8. vuosttaš, nubbi, goalmmát

   First, second, third

   Usage

   Ordinal numerals. Nubbi also means "the other"

   Grammar Note

   Ordinals stand before the noun like adjectives

9. Mii du telefonnummar lea?

   What is your phone number?

   Usage

   Asks for a phone number. Du means "your"

   Grammar Note

   Composed from the pattern of Mii du namma lea? "What is your name?". Mii is a homograph meaning both "what" and "we (three or more)"

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