Johnmp, have a look at sionnach's list...
Ah, this brings back fond memories of lazy college days counting to ten in ... whatever language my friend said it was.
North of England sheep counting jargon1 Yan2 Tan3 Tethera4 Pethera5 Pimp6 Sethera7 Lethera8 Hovera9 Covera10 Dik11 Yan-a-dik12 Tan-a-dik13 Tethera-dik14 Pethera-dik15 Bumfit16 Yan-a-bumfit17 Tan-a-bumfit18 Tethera-bumfit19 Pethera-bumfit20 Figgot
Johnmp, have a look at sionnach's list...
Ah, this brings back fond memories of lazy college days counting to ten in ... whatever language my friend said it was.
North of England sheep counting jargon
1 Yan
2 Tan
3 Tethera
4 Pethera
5 Pimp
6 Sethera
7 Lethera
8 Hovera
9 Covera
10 Dik
11 Yan-a-dik
12 Tan-a-dik
13 Tethera-dik
14 Pethera-dik
15 Bumfit
16 Yan-a-bumfit
17 Tan-a-bumfit
18 Tethera-bumfit
19 Pethera-bumfit
20 Figgot