Your First Words
Welcome to your FOURTH LESSON IN VEHEVIONIAN
One of Vehevionian’s most unique features is that it doesn’t have a singular number system—it has two. While both systems are still used to represent the same numbers, you use them for different purposes in every day life.
The two systems are the:
Huskebba
Onzionek
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The Huskebba Number System:
Huskebba was the original number system of Vehevionian, and is more traditional and considered more “elegant” by many speakers.
Today, the Huskebba is most commonly used in literature, historical documents, religious texts, formal speeches, traditional education, counting quantities, and ceremonies. It’s associated with culture and history.
Huskebba Numbers 1-10:
1 — Uni
2 — Di
3 — Tui
4 — Ceti
5 — Seunt
6 — Seus
7 — Seies
8 — Uaco
9 — Nezen
10 — Due
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The Onzionek Number System:
Several centuries after the establishment of the Huskebba, as a result of a surge in scientific development across Vahevvea, Vehevionians slowly evolved an additional number system known as the Onzionek.
While Huskebba remained important culturally to the nation, Onzionek became the preferred system due to its more evolved practical applications.
In modern Vehevionian it’s used for mathematics, science, technology, engineering, navigation, and communicating time.
Onzionek Numbers 1-10:
1 — Kun
2 — Kuni
3 — Uka
4 — Ukan
5 — Ukus
6 — Zel
7 — Zak
8 — Kaha
9 — Sana
10 — Sani
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Which System Should I Learn?
The answer is both! Even though Onzionek is now more commonly used and easier to encounter in everyday live in Vahevvea, Huskebba is still important beacuse it remains an important part of Vehevionian culture and literature.
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More Numbers:
Huskebba:
0 — Naé
11 — Dueni
12 — Duedi
13 — Duetu
14 — Cedue
15 — Sudue
16 — Sesue
17 — Sisue
18 — Uasue
19 — Nesue
20 — Didue
30 — Tuidue
40 — Cededue
50 — Sendedue
60 — Seusedue
70 — Seisedue
80 — Uasedue
90 — Nesedue
100 — Dent
1,000 — Ledent
1,000,000 — Lemuillandre
Onzionek:
0 — Tul
11 — Sanikun
12 — Sanikuni
13 — Sanikan
14 — Sanika
15 — Sanikus
16 — Sanizel
17 — Sanizak
18 — Sanika
19 — Sanina
20 — Kunisani
30 — Ukasani
40 — Ukyasani
50 — Uksesani
60 — Zesani
70 — Zaksani
80 — Kasani
90 — Sasani
100 — Sansan
1,000 — Kunsan
1,000,000 — Sanesakunsan
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Time:
Communicating in Vehevionian is generally straight forward. Vahevvea uses a 24-hour clock system rather than an AM and PM system. The only thing you should know about communicating time is that when counting things, the number of hours/minutes/seconds/other units is always going to be written using the Onzionek. This is simply the way that Vehevionian evolved. The Huskebba is used in every other circumstance for counting things. For example, in the sentence “I have 2 apples”, you would write 2 in the Huskebba, not the Onzionek.
Vocabulary:
Time — Aseme
Hour — Ira
Minute — Minute
Second — Tisekkon
Day — Cai
Night — Sau
Week — Stile
Weekend — Stili
Month — Ide
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PRACTICE:
Convert the following Huskebba numbers into Onzionek:
Di
Seunt
Uaco
Due
Dent
Convert the following Onzionek numbers into Huskebba:
Kuni
Zwel
Sana
Kaha
Sani
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Challenge!
Using either Huskebba or Onzionek (depending on the circumstance) write:
your age
the current year
the current time
in Vehevionian!