Velgarin Numerology

1. Velgarin Numerals (0–10)
NumberVelgarin
0 Zeh
1 Lok
2 Gol
3 Tel
4 Nak
5 Or
6 Ril
7 Sel
8 Zal
9 Hor
10 Dar
  2. Combining Numbers Above 10
  • In this system, you append the smaller digit after Dar (10). Essentially, it’s “Dar + [digit]”:
NumberVelgarinRoot
11 Dar-lok (10 + 1)
12 Dar-gol (10 + 2)
13 Dar-tel (10 + 3)
14 Dar-nak (10 + 4)
15 Dar-or (10 + 5)
16 Dar-ril (10 + 6)
17 Dar-sel (10 + 7)
18 Dar-zal (10 + 8)
19 Dar-hor (10 + 9)
  3. Multiples of 10 Use [digit] + Dar.
NumberVelgarinRoot
20 Gol-dar (2×10)
30 Tel-dar (3×10)
40 Nak-dar (4×10)
50 Or-dar (5×10)
60 Ril-dar (6×10)
70 Sel-dar (7×10)
80 Zal-dar (8×10)
90 Hor-dar (9×10)
4. Numbers 21 & Beyond Combine the multiple of ten + the smaller digit. For Example:
NumberVelgarinRoot
21 Gol-dar-lok (20 + 1)
27 Gol-dar-sol (20 + 7)
32 Tel-dar-gol (30 + 2)
55 Or-dar-or (50 + 5)
73 Sel-dar-tel (70 + 3)
84 Zal-dar-nak (80 + 4)
49 Nak-dar-hor (40 + 9)
98 Hor-dar-zal (90 + 8)
5. Hundreds (100s)
NumberVelgarinRoot
100 Rag Base word for "hundred"
200 Gol-rag Combines Gol ("two") + Rag ("hundred").
300 Tel-rag Combines Tel ("three") + Rag ("hundred").
400 Nak-rag Combines Nak ("four") + Rag ("hundred").
500 Or-rag Combines Or ("five") + Rag ("hundred").
600 Ril-rag Combines Ril ("six") + Rag ("hundred").
700 Sel-rag Combines Sel ("seven") + Rag ("hundred")
800 Zal-rag Combines Zal ("eight") + Rag ("hundred").
900 Hor-rag Combines Hor ("nine") + Rag ("hundred").
  6. Thousands (1000s)
NumberVelgarinRoot
1000 Gor Base word for "thousand"
2000 Gol-gor Combines Gol ("two") + Gor ("thousand").
3000 Tel-gor Combines Tel ("three") + Gor ("thousand").
4000 Nak-gor Combines Nak ("four") + Gor ("thousand").
5000 Or-gor Combines Or ("five") + Gor ("thousand").
6000 Ril-gor Combines Ril ("six") + Gor ("thousand").
7000 Sel-gor Combines Sel ("seven") + Gor ("thousand").
8000 Zal-gor Combines Zal ("eight") + Gor ("thousand").
9000 Hor-gor Combines Hor ("nine") + Gor ("thousand").
7. Combining Higher Numbers For numbers involving hundreds, thousands, and smaller units, use hyphenation or sequential stacking.   Examples:
  • 123 = Rag-gol-tel
  • "One hundred twenty-three" = 100 (Rag) + 20 (Gol-dar) + 3 (Tel).
 
  • 1456 = Nak-rag-or-ril
  • "One thousand four hundred fifty-six" = 1000 (Gor) + 400 (Nak-rag) + 50 (Or-dar) + 6 (Ril).
 
  • 9999 = Hor-gor-hor-rag-hor
  • "Nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine."
  9. Ordinal Numbers Add -esh as an ordinal marker:
English Velgarin Root
First Lok-esh (1 + esh as ordinal marker)
Second Gol-esh (2 + esh as ordinal marker)
Third Tel-esh (3 + esh as ordinal marker)
Fourth Nak-esh (4 + esh as ordinal marker)
Tenth Dar-esh (10 + esh as ordinal marker)
Hundredth Rag-esh (100 + esh as ordinal marker)
Thousandth Gor-esh (1000 + esh as ordinal marker)
  Example Usage in Context   Narrating a Count:
  • "Ei fel’an Tel-rag-nak Gol-dar-hor."
  • Translation: "We traveled three hundred forty-two."
  Using Ordinals:
  • "Tel-esh Ghar’en."
  • Translation: "Third fighter(s)."
  Announcing a Vast Number:
  • "Hor-gor Ril-rag-nak Dar!"
  • Translation: "Nine thousand six hundred fourteen!"