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Definition of 'tyan'English
Cardinal numeral
(head)
Two in Cumbrian sheep counting.
Derived terms
* tyan-a-dick
* tyan-a-bumfit
See also
*
Usage notes
The form tan is more common in other former Celtic areas of Northern England.
References
* {{reference-book
| last = Wright
| first = Peter
| title = Cumbrian Chat
| origyear = 1995
| publisher = Dalesman Publishing Company
| id = ISBN 185-568-092-0
| pages = 7
}}
* {{reference-book
| last = Deakin
| first = Michael A.B.
| editor = Leigh-Lancaster, David
| title = The Name of the Number
| origyear = 2007
| url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sSGPsbUdzuMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Name+of+the+Number&client=firefox-a&sig=rltANTWrl82R7Ho4mEv0PivE698
| accessdate = 2008-05-17
| publisher = Australian Council for Educational Research
| id = ISBN 0864317573
| pages = 75
}}
* {{reference-book
| last = Varvogli
| first = Aliki
| title = Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide
| origyear = 2002
| url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YwW7f0jB9swC&printsec=frontcover&dq=subject:%22Proulx,+Annie%22&client=firefox-a&sig=1V4j_clhRbrJm7XnesnFDk8NU0Q
| accessdate = 2008-05-17
| publisher = Continuum International Publishing Group
| id = ISBN 0826452337
| pages = 24-25
}}
English cardinal numbers
Similar to 'tyan'ten, thin, tan, tin, then, teen, than, town, ton, tun, twain, twin, toon, thon, toyon, tauon, tyiyn, tyyn, tian, tween, tiyn, taan, tain, tawn, thein, thoan, tiyin
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