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How to say the number 92(i.imgur.com)

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In Switzerland, French speaking people say “septante” “octante” and “nonante” instead of “soixante-dix” “quatre-vingt” et “quatre-vingt-dix”.

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I (german speaking part of switzerland) actually did learn it this way (90+2, nonante-deux) when learning french in school, in addition to 80 (huitante). Though we were told about the french way 420 and 420+10 etc.

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joneskind@lemmy.world
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Oh? “huitante” instead of “octante” ?

EDIT: Checked on Wikipedia, both are valid in Switzerland and Acadia (Nova Scotia) but “octante” is older and tend to be abandoned

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They do speak French, but some numbers are different, including 90.

https://swissfrenchschool.ch/blog/en/french-vocabulary/numbers

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