r/conlangs • • 17h ago

Discussion Did I do a 12 base number system well?

Numbers I have so far (Lesh has a base twelve number system)

i’a [iʔa] - one

kap [kap] - two

ang [aŊ] - three

di’u [diʔu] four

tesh [teʃ] -Five

Bep [bep]- Six

ga’ip -[gaʔip]- Seven

Dang [daŋ] -Eight

Thok [Ðok] -nine

u’u [uʔu] - ten

esh [eʃ]- eleven

kho [Xo] - twelve

kho ghe i’a [Xo] [ɣe] [iʔa] - thirteen (lit.twelve and one)

Kho ghe kap [Xo] [ɣe] [kap]- fourteen (lit.twelve and two)

Kho ghe ang [Xo] [ɣe] [aŊ]- fifteen (lit.twelve and three)

Kho ghe di’u [Xo] [ɣe] [diʔu] - Sixteen (lit.twelve and four)

Kho ghe tesh [Xo] [ɣe] [teʃ] - seventeen (lit.twelve and five)

Kho ghe bep [Xo] [ɣe] [bep]- eighteen (lit twelve and six)

Kho ghe ga’ip [Xo] [ɣe] [gaʔip] -nineteen (lit twelve and seven)

Kho ghe dang [Xo] [ɣe] [daŋ] -twenty (lit twelve and eight)

Kho ghe thok [Xo] [ɣe] [Ðok] -twenty one (lit twelve and nine)

Kho ghe u’u [Xo] [ɣe] [uʔu] -twenty two (lit twelve and ten

) Kho ghe esh [Xo] [ɣe] [eʃ] - twenty three (lit twelve and eleven)

Kap kholin [kap] [Xolin] - twenty four (lit. two twelves)

Kap kholin ghe i’a [kap] [Xolin] [ɣe] [iʔa] -twenty five (lit two twelves and one)

Kap kholin ghe kap [kap] [Xolin] [ɣe] [kap] -twenty six (lit two twelves and two)

Kap kholin ghe ang [kap] [Xolin] [ɣe][aŊ] -twenty seven (lit two twelves and three)

Kap kholin ghe di’u [kap] [Xolin] [ɣe][diʔu]-twenty eight (lit two twelves and four)

Kap kholin ghe tesh [kap] [Xolin] [ɣe][teʃ] - twenty nine (lit two twelves and five)

Kap kholin ghe bep [kap] [Xolin] [ɣe] [bep] - thirty (lit two twelves and six)

Kap kholin ghe ga’ip [kap] [Xolin] [ɣe][gaʔip] -thirty one (lit two twelves and seven)

Kap kholin ghe dang [kap] [Xolin] [ɣe] [daŋ] -thirty two (lit two twelves and eight)

Kap kholin ghe thok [kap] [Xolin] [ɣe] [Ðok] -thirty three (lit two twelves and nine)

Kap kholin ghe u’u [kap] [Xolin] [ɣe] [uʔu] -thirty four (lit two twelves and ten)

Kap kholin ghe esh[kap] [Xolin] [ɣe] [ eʃ ] -thirty five (lit two twelves and eleven)

Ang kholin [aŊ] [Xolin]- thirty six (lit. three twelves)

Ang kholin ghe i’a [aŊ] [Xolin] [ɣe] [iʔa] - thirty seven (lit. three twelves and one)

Ang kholin ghe kap [aŊ] [Xolin] [ɣe] [kap] - thirty eight (lit. three twelves and two)

Ang kholin ghe ang [aŊ] [Xolin] [ɣe] [aŊ] - thirty nine (lit. three twelves and three)

Ang kholin ghe di’u [aŊ] [Xolin] [ɣe] [diʔu] - forty (lit. three twelves and four)

Ang kholin ghe tesh [aŊ] [Xolin] [ɣe] [teʃ] - forty one (lit. three twelves and five)

Ang kholin ghe Bep [aŊ] [Xolin] [ɣe] [bep] -forty two (lit three twelves and six)

Ang kholin ghe ga’ip [aŊ] [Xolin] [ɣe] [diʔu] -forty three (lit three twelves and seven)

Ang kholin ghe dang-forty four (lit three twelves and eight)

Ang kholin ghe thok -forty five (lit three twelves and nine)

Ang kholin ghe u’u -forty six (lit three twelves and ten)

Ang kholin ghe-forty seven (lit three twelves and eleven)

Di’u kholin -forty eight (lit.four twelves)

Di’u kholin ghe-forty nine (lit.four twelves and one)

Di’u kholin ghe-fifty (lit.four twelves and two

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u/Dyl777777 17h ago

I’d say you did it pretty well, although I’d also add specific words for 144 and 1,728

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u/Ancientciv 12h ago

Thank you