Hand-book of Volapük/6

NUMBERS
The simple form is the singular number.

The plural number always ends in s.

Man, a man ; plural, mans, men. (Man may also be translated, the man, or simply, man. The articles an, a, and the are always omitted.) Vom, the woman ; voms, the women. Ob, I ; <B>obs</B>, we. <B>Om</B>, he ; <B>oms</B>, they.

<B>Ol</B>, thou or you ; <B>ols</B>, ye or you. In English, you is sometimes singular and sometimes plural. In addressing one person, <B>ol</B> should be used ; while ols is used for two or more.

The numerals are always placed after the thing numbered.

<B>Man bal</B>, one man. <B>Mans tel</B>, two men, <B>Voms kil</B>, three women.

The first nine numerals end in <B>l</B>, preceded by the vowels in regular order. The tens are formed by adding <B>s</B>. Numbers composed of tens and units unite the two parts by ,<B>e</B>', and, <B>balsebal</B>, 11 ; <B>balsetel</B>, twelve ; <B>telsebal</B>, 21
 * <B>lulsevel</B>, 57 ; <B>z&uuml;lsez&uuml;l</B>, 99.

<B>Tum</B>, hundred ; <B>mil</B>, thousand ; <B>balion,</B> million 200. <B>Kilmil,</B> 3000 ; <B>folmil foltum</B>, 4400 ; <B>lulmil lultum lulselul</B>, 5555. <BR>
 * these are preceded by one of the digits. <B>Baltum</B>, 100 ; <B>teltum</B>,