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Numbers and Math!
Math in Bonko can be "nanba sona" (lit. : number-ology) or "sona nanba" (lit. : number-science)
numbers are not expressed like English Mathematics. It's more like Chinese Mathematics.
124 - one hundred twenty four
would be expressed as:
uno veto te teka kato uno
1 [hundreds] 2 [tens] 4 [ones]
Do not get confused!
1010203
could be:
un nega un teka kilo tu veto 3 uno
1 [millions] 1 [ten][thousand] 2 [hundred] 3 [ones]
Numbers:
decimal point: ten
0: no
1: uno
2: tu
3: san
4: kato
5: bente
6: lu
7: sebo
8: ojo
9: nona
10: teka
10^2(hundred): veto
10^3 (thousand): kilo
10^6 (million): nega
10^9 (billion): kika
10^12 (trillion): tela
10^15 (quadrillion): beta
10^18 (quintillion): esa
10^21 (sextillion): seta
10^24 (septillion): ota
10^27: sonto
10^30: veka
10^33: vunta
10^36: uta
10^39: teta
10^42: sota
10^45: linta
10^48: kesa
10^51: beko
10^54: oja
10^57: nena
10^60: ninka
10^63: lunto
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Math Basic Functions:
+ (add) : kon
- (subtract): si
* (multiply): te
/ (divide): ta
~ (about/estimate): cin
= (equal): iko
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problems and answers:
san te san iko nona.
3 * 3 = 9
bente veto te tu iko kilo.
500*2 = 1000
numbers are not expressed like English Mathematics. It's more like Chinese Mathematics.
124 - one hundred twenty four
would be expressed as:
uno veto te teka kato uno
1 [hundreds] 2 [tens] 4 [ones]
Do not get confused!
1010203
could be:
un nega un teka kilo tu veto 3 uno
1 [millions] 1 [ten][thousand] 2 [hundred] 3 [ones]
Numbers:
decimal point: ten
0: no
1: uno
2: tu
3: san
4: kato
5: bente
6: lu
7: sebo
8: ojo
9: nona
10: teka
10^2(hundred): veto
10^3 (thousand): kilo
10^6 (million): nega
10^9 (billion): kika
10^12 (trillion): tela
10^15 (quadrillion): beta
10^18 (quintillion): esa
10^21 (sextillion): seta
10^24 (septillion): ota
10^27: sonto
10^30: veka
10^33: vunta
10^36: uta
10^39: teta
10^42: sota
10^45: linta
10^48: kesa
10^51: beko
10^54: oja
10^57: nena
10^60: ninka
10^63: lunto
-----------------------
Math Basic Functions:
+ (add) : kon
- (subtract): si
* (multiply): te
/ (divide): ta
~ (about/estimate): cin
= (equal): iko
------------------------
problems and answers:
san te san iko nona.
3 * 3 = 9
bente veto te tu iko kilo.
500*2 = 1000
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