Numbers
While most of the articles on Nioqimo are written from an in-universe perspective, I'll break character to explain how Nioqim numbers work for my fellow humans.
The Nioqim have four fingers on each hand, thus using an octal or base-8 system. Our octal is their decimal, and our decimal is their base-12. The numbers 8 and 9 do not exist—or well, they do, but they're written as 10 and 11 respectively. Any numbers mentioned throughout the Nioqim pages are based in an octal system, as well as the Nioqim's unique system of measurements shown below.
For the ease of human readers, mousing over these numbers on any Nioqim page will show their equivalent in our decimal system.
Length
| Nioqim | Earth (metric) | Nioqim (decimal) | Nioqim (octal) |
|---|---|---|---|
| pad | 1.3 cm | — | — |
| half-palm | 5.2 cm | 4 pads | 4 pads |
| palm | 10.4 cm | 8 pads | 10 pads |
| grasp | 41.6 cm | 4 palms | 4 palms |
| reach | 1.664 m | 4 grasps | 4 grasps |
| leg | 6.656 m | 4 reaches | 4 reaches |
| span | 26.624 m | 4 legs | 4 legs |
| wing | 1.704 km | 64 spans | 100 spans |
| flights/bounds | 13.631 km | 512 spans, 8 wings | 1000 spans, 10 wings |
Mass
| Nioqim | Earth (metric) | Nioqim (decimal) | Nioqim (octal) |
|---|---|---|---|
| varlur | 167.188 mg | 1/64 lur | 1/100 lur |
| songlur | 1.338 g | 1/8 lur | 1/10 lur |
| lur | 10.7 g | — | — |
| konalur | 85.6 g | 8 lur | 10 lur |
| yalur | 684.8 g | 64 lur | 100 lur |
| yulur/round | 5.478 kg | 512 lur | 1000 lur |
Volume
| Nioqim | Earth (metric) | Nioqim (decimal) | Nioqim (octal) |
|---|---|---|---|
| varlash/drop | 0.163 mL | 1/64 lash | 1/100 |
| songlash | 1.3 mL | 1/8 lash | 1/10 lash |
| lash | 10.4 mL | — | — |
| konalash/cup | 665.6 mL | 64 lash | 100 lash |
| yalash/fill | 5.325 L | 512 lash | 1000 lash |
| yulash/drum | 42.598 L | 4096 lash | 10,000 lash |
Time
| Nioqim | Earth (metric) | Nioqim (decimal) | Nioqim (octal) |
|---|---|---|---|
| note | 0.549 second | — | — |
| count | 4.938 seconds | 9 notes | 11 notes |
| moment | 44.44 seconds | 9 counts | 11 counts |
| spoke | 59.994 minutes | 81 moments | 121 moments |
| day | 28.997 hours | 29 spokes | 35 spokes |
| year | 1.41 years | 426 days | 652 days |