Creole numbers comparison

Numbers 0 to 100 in 5 Creole Languages

Compare numbers from 0 to 100 in English, Haitian Creole, Seychellois Creole, Mauritian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole and Papiamentu. Use the language pills, filter, table/cards view and 2-column mode to explore how these Creole languages form their numbers.

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Use the search box to find a number or form in any language. Then use the language chips or 2-column tool to focus on a specific pair, such as Haitian Creole and Mauritian Creole, or Cape Verdean Creole and Papiamentu.

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This page compares numbers in five Creole languages, with English as the reference column. It includes 0–21, the tens, and 100.

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123 Creole numbers from 0 to 100

Number	English	Haitian Creole	Seychellois Creole	Mauritian Creole	Cape Verdean Creole	Papiamentu
0	zero	zewo	zero	zero	zeru	seru
1	one	en	enn	enn	un	un
2	two	de	de	de	dos	dos
3	three	twa	trwa	trwa	tres	tres
4	four	kat	kat	kat	kuatu	kuater
5	five	senk	senk	sink	sinku	sinku
6	six	sis	sis	sis	sais	seis
7	seven	sèt	set	set	seti	shete
8	eight	wit	wit	wit	oitu	ocho
9	nine	nèf	nef	nef	novi	nuebe
10	ten	dis	dis	dis	des	dies
11	eleven	onz	onz	onz	onzi	diesun
12	twelve	douz	douz	douz	dozi	diesdos
13	thirteen	trèz	trez	trez	trezi	diestres
14	fourteen	katòz	katorz	katorz	katorzi	dieskuater
15	fifteen	kenz	kenz	kinz	kinzi	diessinku
16	sixteen	sèz	sez	sez	dezaseis	diesseis
17	seventeen	disèt	diset	diset	dezaseti	diesshete
18	eighteen	dizwit	dizwit	dizwit	dezoitu	diesocho
19	nineteen	diznèf	diznef	diznef	dezanovi	diesnuebe
20	twenty	ven	ven	vin	vinti	binti
21	twenty-one	venteyen	venteen	vint-e-enn	vinti un	bintiun
30	thirty	trant	trant	trant	trinta	trinta
40	forty	karant	karant	karant	korenta	kuarenta
50	fifty	senkant	senkant	sinkant	sinkuenta	sinkuenta
60	sixty	swasant	swasant	swasant	sasenta	sesenta
70	seventy	swasanndis	swasanndis	swasanndis	satenta	setenta
80	eighty	katreven	katreven	katrovin	oitenta	ochenta
90	ninety	katrevendis	katrevendis	katrovindis	noventa	nobenta
100	one hundred	san	san	san	sentu	shen

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✧ Patterns to notice

French-based Creoles Haitian Creole, Seychellois Creole and Mauritian Creole often share very similar forms: dis, onz, douz, trant, karant and san.

Iberian-based forms Cape Verdean Creole and Papiamentu often show Portuguese or Spanish-style forms: kuatu/kuater, sinku, seis, dies and trinta.

Seventy, eighty and ninety The French-based Creoles use forms such as swasanndis, katreven and katrevendis, while Cape Verdean Creole and Papiamentu use satenta/setenta, oitenta/ochenta and noventa/nobenta.

100 is very revealing Haitian, Seychellois and Mauritian use san, while Cape Verdean Creole has sentu and Papiamentu has shen.

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30 number rowsNumbers from 0–21, the tens and 100 are compared side by side.

5 Creole languagesHaitian, Seychellois, Mauritian, Cape Verdean and Papiamentu.

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? Creole languages numbers FAQ

What does this page compare?

It compares numbers from 0 to 100 in English, Haitian Creole, Seychellois Creole, Mauritian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole and Papiamentu.

Which Creole languages look closest in this table?

Haitian Creole, Seychellois Creole and Mauritian Creole often look very close because their number systems are strongly French-based.

How should I use this comparison?

Start with the full table, then use the language chips or 2-column comparison tool to focus on pairs such as Haitian Creole–Mauritian Creole or Cape Verdean Creole–Papiamentu.