Twenty, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

Tolkien's elves must not of needed to count to twenty. I couldn't find words in my reference dictionaries for twenty in Quenya or twenty in Sindarin.

Various sources list the Quenya and Sindarin numbers from one to twelve. Although there are numbers in the teens for Quenya, but not for Sindarin, these numbers seem less solidly defined. The next number I found defined was for a thousand.

Fantasy languages may not need higher numbers, but as I've mixed the Old English and the Latin words for a few more numbers, I'll be posting them.

Nineteen, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for nineteen is neterquë.

If there are Sindarin words for numbers in the teens, I didn't find them.

The Quenya word for nineteen looks like the Quenya word for nine which is nertë.

Eighteen, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for eighteen is toloquë.

If there are Sindarin words for numbers in the teens, I didn't find them.

The Quenya word for eighteen looks like the Quenya word for eight which is tolto.

Seventeen, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for seventeen is otoquë.

If there are Sindarin words for numbers in the teens, I didn't find them.

The Quenya word for seventeen looks similar to Quenya word for seven which is otso.

Eight in Latin is octo, and eight in Spanish is ocho. I keep thinking the Quenya word for seven should be the word for eight instead.

Sixteen, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for sixteen are enenquë (which may be the preferred word) and quainquë.

There doesn't seem to be Sindarin words for numbers in the teens.

The first Quenya word for sixteen looks similar to Quenya word for six which is enquë.

Fifteen, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for fifteen are lepenquë (which may be the preferred word) and quailepen.

I could not find any Sindarin words for numbers in the teens.

The Quenya words for fifteen look similar to Quenya word for five, lempë. These numbers appear to be base ten, not base twelve.

Fourteen, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for fourteen are canaquë (which may be the preferred word) and quaican.

I could not find any Sindarin words for cardinal numbers in the teens.

The Quenya word for fourteen canaquë looks similar to Quenya word for four canta.

Thirteen, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for thirteen are yunquentë (which may be the preferred word) and quainel and nelquë.

I could not find any Sindarin word for thirteen.

The Quenya numbers up to twelve seem more solid, more documented. I'm entering a more fuzzy Elven language area with cardinal numbers in the teens.

The Quenya word for thirteen nelquë looks similar to Quenya word for three neldë.

Twelve, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for twelve are yunquë and rasta.

The Sindarin word for twelve is ýneg.

These are the Elven, base 12 counting system, words. Not base 10 numbers like we use.

Eleven, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for eleven is minquë.

The Sindarin word for eleven is minib.

Tolkien's Elvish languages use a duodecimal (base-12) numeral system.

Ten, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for ten is cainen, but apparently Tolkien later
replaced it with quain or quëan.

The Sindarin word for ten is caer or pae.

Nine, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for nine is nertë.

The Sindarin word for nine is neder.

Eight, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for eight is tolto.

The Sindarin word for eight is toloth.

Seven, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for seven is otso.

The Sindarin word for seven is odog.

These words are interestingly similar to the Spanish word for eight (not seven), which is ocho.

Six, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for six is enquë.

The Sindarin word for six is eneg.

Five, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for five is lempë.

The Sindarin word for five is leben.

Four, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for four is canta.

The Sindarin word for four is canad.

Three, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for three is neldë.

The Sindarin word for three is nêl or neled.

Two, in J. R. R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for two is atta.

The Sindarin word for one is tâd.

One, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for one is minë.

The Sindarin word for one is min.

Beginning counting numbers in Elvish.