Faroese Numbers and Expressions
| Number | Faroese |
|---|---|
| 0 | null |
| 1 | eitt |
| 2 | tvey |
| 3 | trý |
| 4 | fýra |
| 5 | fimm |
| 6 | seks |
| 7 | sjey |
| 8 | átta |
| 9 | níggju |
| 10 | tíggju |
| 11 | ellivu |
| 12 | tólv |
| 13 | trettan |
| 14 | fjúrtan |
| 15 | fimtan |
| 16 | sekstan |
| 17 | seytjan |
| 18 | átjan |
| 19 | nítjan |
| 20 | tjúgu |
| 21 | einogtjúgu |
| 22 | tveyogtjúgu |
| 30 | tredivu, tríati |
| 40 | fjøruti, fýrati |
| 50 | hálvtrýss, fimmti |
| 60 | trýss, seksti |
| 70 | hálvfjerðs, sjeyti |
| 80 | fýrs, áttati |
| 90 | hálvfems, níti |
| 100 | hundrað |
| 1000 | (eitt) túsund |
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