QuenyaNumbers.exe is a freeware Windows executable which converts base-10 integer numerals to words in Tolkien's Elvish language Quenya, and vice-versa. Since we only know a limited number of words for numerals, not all conversions can be made.

Elves had two counting systems: one, as ours, based on 10 (they had 10 fingers!), and a system based on 12 used mostly for calculations.

In the base-10 system, we know or can reconstruct the forms up to 99. For 100, 110 and 120 I have used the equivalents on 'tenty', 'eleventy' and 'twelvety': farther than 129 I can't go,

In the base-12 system, we can count farther, up to 20735 (base-10) or BBBB (base-12), using a rather uncertain form *mencë to represent 1728 (base-10) or 1000 (base-12).

We don't know if the Elves said 'four and twenty' (canta ar attacainen) or 'twenty-four' (attacainen canta) or if the word 'and' (ar) was used, this application lets you choose between these forms and other alternatives: 4 and 5 have two forms, so have the numbers 8, 10 and 12.

Version 2.1: on a white background, the numeric glyphs are shown. I used Dan Smith's Quenya fonts to make these glyphs. more significant digits are always on the right, no matter what choice you make for the transcribed text.  For the duodecimal system, if the numeral 12 is involved, a double representation is shown: the glyphs on the right use the special symbol for 12.

Enjoy!

Alex Grigny de Castro
April 2002, January 2003
xelag@3dee.nl
http://members.ams.chello.nl/a.grigny/