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{{gsw|Sorji|數字|Hokkien numerals}}. Hokkien has two sets of numbers: colloquial style (''peh'') and the literary style (''buun''). The colloquial readings come from Ancient Han Chinese/Old Chinese ([[Kor Harnguo]]) (ca. 0 BCE/CE), whereas the literary readings come from Han Chinese during the Southern [[Sorngtiaau|Song Dynasty]] (1127-1279) ([[Kixntai Harnguo]]). Nowadays, the ''peh'' style is used most, whereas the ''buun'' style is mostly used to recite telephone numbers ([[tiexn'oe]]). See [[Buun-peh-i-thak]] for more info.
{{lead|Sorji|數字|Hokkien numerals|numbers in Taiwanese}} come in [[Bungieen kab peqoe|two different sets]]:
* colloquial (''{{x|peh}}'') is used the most
* literary (''{{x|buun}}'') is mostly for [[tiexn'oe|telephone]] numbers


== Basic numbers in Taiwanese ==
[[File: sorji (peh).mp3|thumb|none|{{p}} colloquial set: {{x|cit}}, {{x|nng}}, {{x|svaf}}, {{x|six}}, {{x|go}}, {{x|lak}}, {{x|chid}}, {{x|peq}}, {{x|kao}}, {{x|zap}}]]
{{HokkienLiteraryColloquial-Num}}
{{HokkienLiteraryColloquial-Num}}


== Cardinal numbers and colloquial system ==
[[File: sorji (peh).mp3|thumb|none|{{p}} {{x|cit}}, {{x|nng}}, {{x|svaf}}, {{x|six}}, {{x|go}}, {{x|lak}}, {{x|chid}}, {{x|peq}}, {{x|kao}}, {{x|zap}}]]
To count the size of a set, "{{w|cardinal numbers}}" are used. In this case, we use the colloquial system together with a [[lioxngsuu|classifier]] (the classifier will [[tone sandhi|change tone]] when spoken). For example, ''{{tts|cidtaai [[tiexnsi]]}}'' (one television), or ''[[Cidboea Hii]]'' (one fish).


For numbers greater than ten, ''{{x|id}}'' and ''{{x|ji}}'' from the literary set (see below) are used in the lower positions. For example, 120 is ''{{x|pahji}}'', 220 is ''nngxpahji'' and 1,100 is ''cidzheng'id''.
[[File:sorji (buun).mp3|thumb|none|{{b}} {{x|id}}, {{x|ji}}, {{x|safm}}, {{x|sux}}, {{x|gvor}}, {{x|liok}}, {{x|chid}}, {{x|pad}}, {{x|kiuo}}, {{x|sip}}]]


;{{tts|ji-zap-kao-taai chiaf}} :29 cars
== To count "how many" ==
;{{tts|nngxpaq, nngxchiefn, nngxban}} :200, 2000, 20,000
To count "how many", "{{w|cardinal numbers}}" are used. Use the colloquial system together with a [[lioxngsuu|classifier]] (the classifier will [[tone sandhi|change tone]] when spoken). For example:
; {{tts|cidtaai [[tiexnsi]]}}, nngxtaai tiexnsi, svataai tiexnsi, ...
: one television, two televisions, ...


== Literary readings ==
; {{tts|ji-zap-taai [[chiaf]]}}, {{tts|ji-zap-id-taai chiaf}}, {{tx|ji-zap-ji-taai chiaf}}
[[File:sorji (buun).mp3|thumb|none|{{b}} {{x|khoxng}}, {{x|id}}, {{x|ji}}, {{x|safm}}, {{x|sux}}, {{x|gvor}}, {{x|liok}}, {{x|chid}}, {{x|pad}}, {{x|kiuo}}, {{x|sip}}]]
: 20 cars, 21 cars, 22 cars, ...
 
For numbers greater than ten, ''{{x|id}}'' and ''{{x|ji}}'' are used in the lower positions. For example:
;120 is ''{{x|pahji}}'', 220 is ''nngxpahji'' and 1,100 is ''cidzheng'id''. {{gt|Khoxng|空}} is used similar to ''o'' for [[0|zero]]:
 
;{{x|svapaq}} khoxng go
:three hundred and five (305)
 
;{{tx|nngxpaq, nngxchiefn, nngxban}}  
:200, 2000, 20,000
 
== Other cases ==


=== Ordinal numbers ===
=== Ordinal numbers ===
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