Creole Languages: Numbers
Discover the similarities and differences in numbers in a variety of creole languages with the examples below:
| Number | English | Haitian Creole | Seychellois Creole | Mauritian Creole | Cape Verdean Creole | Papiamentu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | zero | zewo | zero | zero | zeru | seru |
| 1 | one | en | enn | enn | un | un |
| 2 | two | de | de | de | dos | dos |
| 3 | three | twa | trwa | trwa | tres | tres |
| 4 | four | kat | kat | kat | kuatu | kuater |
| 5 | five | senk | senk | sink | sinku | sinku |
| 6 | six | sis | sis | sis | sais | seis |
| 7 | seven | sèt | set | set | seti | shete |
| 8 | eight | wit | wit | wit | oitu | ocho |
| 9 | nine | nèf | nef | nef | novi | nuebe |
| 10 | ten | dis | dis | dis | des | dies |
| 11 | eleven | onz | onz | onz | onzi | diesun |
| 12 | twelve | douz | douz | douz | dozi | diesdos |
| 13 | thirteen | trèz | trez | trez | trezi | diestres |
| 14 | fourteen | katòz | katorz | katorz | katorzi | dieskuater |
| 15 | fifteen | kenz | kenz | kinz | kinzi | diessinku |
| 16 | sixteen | sèz | sez | sez | dezaseis | diesseis |
| 17 | seventeen | disèt | diset | diset | dezaseti | diesshete |
| 18 | eighteen | dizwit | dizwit | dizwit | dezoitu | diesocho |
| 19 | nineteen | diznèf | diznef | diznef | dezanovi | diesnuebe |
| 20 | twenty | ven | ven | vin | vinti | binti |
| 21 | twenty-one | venteyen | venteen | vint-e-enn | vinti un | bintiun |
| 30 | thirty | trant | trant | trant | trinta | trinta |
| 40 | forty | karant | karant | karant | korenta | kuarenta |
| 50 | fifty | senkant | senkant | sinkant | sinkuenta | sinkuenta |
| 60 | sixty | swasant | swasant | swasant | sasenta | sesenta |
| 70 | seventy | swasanndis | swasanndis | swasanndis | satenta | setenta |
| 80 | eighty | katreven | katreven | katrovin | oitenta | ochenta |
| 90 | ninety | katrevendis | katrevendis | katrovindis | noventa | nobenta |
| 100 | one hundred | san | san | san | sentu | shen |