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[–] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Actually in Estonian it's üheksakümmend kaks. The first being a compound word of nine(üheksa) and ten(kümme) while kaks is just two. So it would be 9+10+2.

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[–] Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Also in parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia it's 9,10, 2. Ie the 10 is seperate from the 9 (ovcci logi guokta).

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Japan does it the same way. Ku-juu-ni.

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