Switzerland
nonante
Meaning
ninety
Elsewhere
quatre-vingt-dix
Explanation
France counts its way there with quatre-vingt-dix, four-twenty-ten. Switzerland, Belgium, DR Congo and Acadia just say nonante, nine tens.
Example
Ma grand-mère vient d’avoir nonante ans et elle jardine encore tous les jours.
My grandmother's just turned ninety and she still gardens every day.
Origin
From the Latin nonaginta, same meaning.
Where
Switzerland
Belgium
Congo-Kinshasa
Acadia
Source
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