Plural Forms And Rules
Among the 377 modern locales of CLDR 41.0.0, there are 85 languages. Each language can define up to 6 different plural forms and associated rules to be used with cardinal numbers. Each form is conventionally designated by one following keys: zero, one, two, few, many, other. The following tables shows all unique forms + rules and associated languages. For more information about plural rules, please see Unicode Technical Standard #35.
| Languages | Form | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Burmese, Cantonese, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Javanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Malay, Thai, Unknown language, Vietnamese | other | @integer 0~15, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.0~1.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … |
| Afrikaans, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bulgarian, Georgian, Greek, Hungarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Odia, Pashto, Sindhi, Somali, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek | one | n = 1 @integer 1 @decimal 1.0, 1.00, 1.000, 1.0000 |
| other | @integer 0, 2~16, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.0~0.9, 1.1~1.6, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Catalan, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, German, Swahili, Swedish, Urdu | one | i = 1 and v = 0 @integer 1 |
| other | @integer 0, 2~16, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.0~1.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Amharic, Assamese, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Persian, Zulu | one | i = 0 or n = 1 @integer 0, 1 @decimal 0.0~1.0, 0.00~0.04 |
| other | @integer 2~17, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 1.1~2.6, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Danish | one | n = 1 or t != 0 and i = 0,1 @integer 1 @decimal 0.1~1.6 |
| other | @integer 0, 2~16, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.0, 2.0~3.4, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Filipino | one | v = 0 and i = 1,2,3 or v = 0 and i % 10 != 4,6,9 or v != 0 and f % 10 != 4,6,9 @integer 0~3, 5, 7, 8, 10~13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.0~0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.8, 1.0~1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 2.0, 2.1, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … |
| other | @integer 4, 6, 9, 14, 16, 19, 24, 26, 104, 1004, … @decimal 0.4, 0.6, 0.9, 1.4, 1.6, 1.9, 2.4, 2.6, 10.4, 100.4, 1000.4, … | |
| Armenian | one | i = 0,1 @integer 0, 1 @decimal 0.0~1.5 |
| other | @integer 2~17, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 2.0~3.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Icelandic | one | t = 0 and i % 10 = 1 and i % 100 != 11 or t != 0 @integer 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 101, 1001, … @decimal 0.1~1.6, 10.1, 100.1, 1000.1, … |
| other | @integer 0, 2~16, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Macedonian | one | v = 0 and i % 10 = 1 and i % 100 != 11 or f % 10 = 1 and f % 100 != 11 @integer 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 101, 1001, … @decimal 0.1, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 10.1, 100.1, 1000.1, … |
| other | @integer 0, 2~16, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.0, 0.2~1.0, 1.2~1.7, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Punjabi | one | n = 0..1 @integer 0, 1 @decimal 0.0, 1.0, 0.00, 1.00, 0.000, 1.000, 0.0000, 1.0000 |
| other | @integer 2~17, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.1~0.9, 1.1~1.7, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Sinhala | one | n = 0,1 or i = 0 and f = 1 @integer 0, 1 @decimal 0.0, 0.1, 1.0, 0.00, 0.01, 1.00, 0.000, 0.001, 1.000, 0.0000, 0.0001, 1.0000 |
| other | @integer 2~17, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.2~0.9, 1.1~1.8, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian | one | v = 0 and i % 10 = 1 and i % 100 != 11 or f % 10 = 1 and f % 100 != 11 @integer 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 101, 1001, … @decimal 0.1, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 10.1, 100.1, 1000.1, … |
| few | v = 0 and i % 10 = 2..4 and i % 100 != 12..14 or f % 10 = 2..4 and f % 100 != 12..14 @integer 2~4, 22~24, 32~34, 42~44, 52~54, 62, 102, 1002, … @decimal 0.2~0.4, 1.2~1.4, 2.2~2.4, 3.2~3.4, 4.2~4.4, 5.2, 10.2, 100.2, 1000.2, … | |
| other | @integer 0, 5~19, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.0, 0.5~1.0, 1.5~2.0, 2.5~2.7, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Spanish | one | n = 1 @integer 1 @decimal 1.0, 1.00, 1.000, 1.0000 |
| many | e = 0 and i != 0 and i % 1000000 = 0 and v = 0 or e != 0..5 @integer 1000000, 1c6, 2c6, 3c6, 4c6, 5c6, 6c6, … @decimal 1.0000001c6, 1.1c6, 2.0000001c6, 2.1c6, 3.0000001c6, 3.1c6, … | |
| other | @integer 0, 2~16, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1c3, 2c3, 3c3, 4c3, 5c3, 6c3, … @decimal 0.0~0.9, 1.1~1.6, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, 1.0001c3, 1.1c3, 2.0001c3, 2.1c3, 3.0001c3, 3.1c3, … | |
| French | one | i = 0,1 @integer 0, 1 @decimal 0.0~1.5 |
| many | e = 0 and i != 0 and i % 1000000 = 0 and v = 0 or e != 0..5 @integer 1000000, 1c6, 2c6, 3c6, 4c6, 5c6, 6c6, … @decimal 1.0000001c6, 1.1c6, 2.0000001c6, 2.1c6, 3.0000001c6, 3.1c6, … | |
| other | @integer 2~17, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1c3, 2c3, 3c3, 4c3, 5c3, 6c3, … @decimal 2.0~3.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, 1.0001c3, 1.1c3, 2.0001c3, 2.1c3, 3.0001c3, 3.1c3, … | |
| Italian | one | i = 1 and v = 0 @integer 1 |
| many | e = 0 and i != 0 and i % 1000000 = 0 and v = 0 or e != 0..5 @integer 1000000, 1c6, 2c6, 3c6, 4c6, 5c6, 6c6, … @decimal 1.0000001c6, 1.1c6, 2.0000001c6, 2.1c6, 3.0000001c6, 3.1c6, … | |
| other | @integer 0, 2~16, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1c3, 2c3, 3c3, 4c3, 5c3, 6c3, … @decimal 0.0~1.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, 1.0001c3, 1.1c3, 2.0001c3, 2.1c3, 3.0001c3, 3.1c3, … | |
| Latvian | zero | n % 10 = 0 or n % 100 = 11..19 or v = 2 and f % 100 = 11..19 @integer 0, 10~20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.0, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … |
| one | n % 10 = 1 and n % 100 != 11 or v = 2 and f % 10 = 1 and f % 100 != 11 or v != 2 and f % 10 = 1 @integer 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 101, 1001, … @decimal 0.1, 1.0, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 10.1, 100.1, 1000.1, … | |
| other | @integer 2~9, 22~29, 102, 1002, … @decimal 0.2~0.9, 1.2~1.9, 10.2, 100.2, 1000.2, … | |
| Portuguese | one | i = 0..1 @integer 0, 1 @decimal 0.0~1.5 |
| many | e = 0 and i != 0 and i % 1000000 = 0 and v = 0 or e != 0..5 @integer 1000000, 1c6, 2c6, 3c6, 4c6, 5c6, 6c6, … @decimal 1.0000001c6, 1.1c6, 2.0000001c6, 2.1c6, 3.0000001c6, 3.1c6, … | |
| other | @integer 2~17, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1c3, 2c3, 3c3, 4c3, 5c3, 6c3, … @decimal 2.0~3.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, 1.0001c3, 1.1c3, 2.0001c3, 2.1c3, 3.0001c3, 3.1c3, … | |
| Romanian | one | i = 1 and v = 0 @integer 1 |
| few | v != 0 or n = 0 or n % 100 = 2..19 @integer 0, 2~16, 102, 1002, … @decimal 0.0~1.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| other | @integer 20~35, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … | |
| Czech, Slovak | one | i = 1 and v = 0 @integer 1 |
| few | i = 2..4 and v = 0 @integer 2~4 | |
| many | v != 0 @decimal 0.0~1.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| other | @integer 0, 5~19, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … | |
| Russian, Ukrainian | one | v = 0 and i % 10 = 1 and i % 100 != 11 @integer 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 101, 1001, … |
| few | v = 0 and i % 10 = 2..4 and i % 100 != 12..14 @integer 2~4, 22~24, 32~34, 42~44, 52~54, 62, 102, 1002, … | |
| many | v = 0 and i % 10 = 0 or v = 0 and i % 10 = 5..9 or v = 0 and i % 100 = 11..14 @integer 0, 5~19, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … | |
| other | @decimal 0.0~1.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Belarusian | one | n % 10 = 1 and n % 100 != 11 @integer 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 101, 1001, … @decimal 1.0, 21.0, 31.0, 41.0, 51.0, 61.0, 71.0, 81.0, 101.0, 1001.0, … |
| few | n % 10 = 2..4 and n % 100 != 12..14 @integer 2~4, 22~24, 32~34, 42~44, 52~54, 62, 102, 1002, … @decimal 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 22.0, 23.0, 24.0, 32.0, 33.0, 102.0, 1002.0, … | |
| many | n % 10 = 0 or n % 10 = 5..9 or n % 100 = 11..14 @integer 0, 5~19, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| other | @decimal 0.1~0.9, 1.1~1.7, 10.1, 100.1, 1000.1, … | |
| Hebrew | one | i = 1 and v = 0 @integer 1 |
| two | i = 2 and v = 0 @integer 2 | |
| many | v = 0 and n != 0..10 and n % 10 = 0 @integer 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … | |
| other | @integer 0, 3~17, 101, 1001, … @decimal 0.0~1.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Lithuanian | one | n % 10 = 1 and n % 100 != 11..19 @integer 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 101, 1001, … @decimal 1.0, 21.0, 31.0, 41.0, 51.0, 61.0, 71.0, 81.0, 101.0, 1001.0, … |
| few | n % 10 = 2..9 and n % 100 != 11..19 @integer 2~9, 22~29, 102, 1002, … @decimal 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 22.0, 102.0, 1002.0, … | |
| many | f != 0 @decimal 0.1~0.9, 1.1~1.7, 10.1, 100.1, 1000.1, … | |
| other | @integer 0, 10~20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.0, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Polish | one | i = 1 and v = 0 @integer 1 |
| few | v = 0 and i % 10 = 2..4 and i % 100 != 12..14 @integer 2~4, 22~24, 32~34, 42~44, 52~54, 62, 102, 1002, … | |
| many | v = 0 and i != 1 and i % 10 = 0..1 or v = 0 and i % 10 = 5..9 or v = 0 and i % 100 = 12..14 @integer 0, 5~19, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … | |
| other | @decimal 0.0~1.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Slovenian | one | v = 0 and i % 100 = 1 @integer 1, 101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 1001, … |
| two | v = 0 and i % 100 = 2 @integer 2, 102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 1002, … | |
| few | v = 0 and i % 100 = 3..4 or v != 0 @integer 3, 4, 103, 104, 203, 204, 303, 304, 403, 404, 503, 504, 603, 604, 703, 704, 1003, … @decimal 0.0~1.5, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| other | @integer 0, 5~19, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … | |
| Irish | one | n = 1 @integer 1 @decimal 1.0, 1.00, 1.000, 1.0000 |
| two | n = 2 @integer 2 @decimal 2.0, 2.00, 2.000, 2.0000 | |
| few | n = 3..6 @integer 3~6 @decimal 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 3.000, 4.000, 5.000, 6.000, 3.0000, 4.0000, 5.0000, 6.0000 | |
| many | n = 7..10 @integer 7~10 @decimal 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, 10.00, 7.000, 8.000, 9.000, 10.000, 7.0000, 8.0000, 9.0000, 10.0000 | |
| other | @integer 0, 11~25, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.0~0.9, 1.1~1.6, 10.1, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Arabic | zero | n = 0 @integer 0 @decimal 0.0, 0.00, 0.000, 0.0000 |
| one | n = 1 @integer 1 @decimal 1.0, 1.00, 1.000, 1.0000 | |
| two | n = 2 @integer 2 @decimal 2.0, 2.00, 2.000, 2.0000 | |
| few | n % 100 = 3..10 @integer 3~10, 103~110, 1003, … @decimal 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 103.0, 1003.0, … | |
| many | n % 100 = 11..99 @integer 11~26, 111, 1011, … @decimal 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0, 17.0, 18.0, 111.0, 1011.0, … | |
| other | @integer 100~102, 200~202, 300~302, 400~402, 500~502, 600, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.1~0.9, 1.1~1.7, 10.1, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … | |
| Welsh | zero | n = 0 @integer 0 @decimal 0.0, 0.00, 0.000, 0.0000 |
| one | n = 1 @integer 1 @decimal 1.0, 1.00, 1.000, 1.0000 | |
| two | n = 2 @integer 2 @decimal 2.0, 2.00, 2.000, 2.0000 | |
| few | n = 3 @integer 3 @decimal 3.0, 3.00, 3.000, 3.0000 | |
| many | n = 6 @integer 6 @decimal 6.0, 6.00, 6.000, 6.0000 | |
| other | @integer 4, 5, 7~20, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000, 1000000, … @decimal 0.1~0.9, 1.1~1.7, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0, 10000.0, 100000.0, 1000000.0, … |