Numbers in Different Languages (Math Lair)

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The following is a list of names of the numbers from 1 to 10 in several different languages. You might notice that there are significant similarities between all of the Indo-European languages.

English one two three four five six seven eight nine ten
German eins zwei drei vier fünf sechs sieben acht neun zehn
Swedish ett två tre fyra fem sex sju åtta nio tio
Norwegian en to tre fire fem seks syv åtte ni ti
French un deux trois quatre cinq six sept huit neuf dix
Italian uno due tre quattro cinque sei sette otto nove dieci
Spanish uno dos tres cuatro cinco seis seite ocho nueve diez
Portuguese um dois três quatro cinco seis sete oito nove dez
Catalan un dos tres quatre cinc sis set vuit nou deu
Latin unus duo tres quattor quinque sex septem octo novem decem
Russian odin dva tri chetyre pyat' shest' sem' vosem' devyat' desyat'
Polish jeden dwa trzy cztery pięć sześć siedem osiem dziewięć dziesięć
Welsh un dau tri pedwar pump chwech saith wyth naw deg
Greek eîs dúo treîs téssares pénte hex heptá októ ennéa déka
Finnish yksi kaksi kolme neljä viisi kuusi seitsemän kahdeksan yhdeksan kymmenen
Basque bat bi hiru lau bost sei zazpi zortzi beheratzi hamar
Sanskrit ekab dvi trayah chatvarah pancha shash sapta ashta nava dasha
Swahili moja bili tatu 'nne tano sita sabbah nanne tissa kumi
Arabic wahed ithnain thelatha arba'a hamza sitta seba'a themania tisa'a ashara

English	one	two	three	four	five	six	seven	eight	nine	ten
German	eins	zwei	drei	vier	fünf	sechs	sieben	acht	neun	zehn
Swedish	ett	två	tre	fyra	fem	sex	sju	åtta	nio	tio
Norwegian	en	to	tre	fire	fem	seks	syv	åtte	ni	ti
French	un	deux	trois	quatre	cinq	six	sept	huit	neuf	dix
Italian	uno	due	tre	quattro	cinque	sei	sette	otto	nove	dieci
Spanish	uno	dos	tres	cuatro	cinco	seis	seite	ocho	nueve	diez
Portuguese	um	dois	três	quatro	cinco	seis	sete	oito	nove	dez
Catalan	un	dos	tres	quatre	cinc	sis	set	vuit	nou	deu
Latin	unus	duo	tres	quattor	quinque	sex	septem	octo	novem	decem
Russian	odin	dva	tri	chetyre	pyat'	shest'	sem'	vosem'	devyat'	desyat'
Polish	jeden	dwa	trzy	cztery	pięć	sześć	siedem	osiem	dziewięć	dziesięć
Welsh	un	dau	tri	pedwar	pump	chwech	saith	wyth	naw	deg
Greek	eîs	dúo	treîs	téssares	pénte	hex	heptá	októ	ennéa	déka
Finnish	yksi	kaksi	kolme	neljä	viisi	kuusi	seitsemän	kahdeksan	yhdeksan	kymmenen
Basque	bat	bi	hiru	lau	bost	sei	zazpi	zortzi	beheratzi	hamar
Sanskrit	ekab	dvi	trayah	chatvarah	pancha	shash	sapta	ashta	nava	dasha
Swahili	moja	bili	tatu	'nne	tano	sita	sabbah	nanne	tissa	kumi
Arabic	wahed	ithnain	thelatha	arba'a	hamza	sitta	seba'a	themania	tisa'a	ashara

Out of the above languages, only Finnish, Basque, Swahili, and Arabic are not Indo-European languages. Note that the Basque language has no known relationship with any other language and cannot be assigned to any language family. The Basque language is called an isolate. You may notice how different the numbers in Basque are from those in any other language.

If you can fill me in on any other languages, please e-mail me at mathlair@allfunandgames.ca.