diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 343ee9d3..6168c23a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ src/speak-ng
 tests/*.test
 !tests/language-phonemes.test
 !tests/language-pronunciation.test
+!tests/language-numbers-cardinal.test
+!tests/language-numbers-ordinal.test
 !tests/language-replace.test
 !tests/ssml.test
 !tests/translate.test
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9e02a892..4e384b93 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@ check:	tests/encoding.check \
 	tests/api.check \
 	tests/language-phonemes.check \
 	tests/language-replace.check \
-	tests/language-pronunciation.check
-
+	tests/language-pronunciation.check \
+	tests/language-numbers-cardinal.check \
+	tests/language-numbers-ordinal.check
 
 ##### fuzzer:
 
diff --git a/dictsource/en_list b/dictsource/en_list
index e2cac517..549708f2 100644
--- a/dictsource/en_list
+++ b/dictsource/en_list
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ _17	s'Ev@nti:n
 ?7 _17  s'@v@nti:n
 _18	'eIti:n
 _19	n'aInti:n
+
 _2X	tw'Ent2i||
 _3X	T'3:ti||
 ?5 _3X	T'IRti||
@@ -462,11 +463,13 @@ _7X	s'Ev@nti||
 _8X	'eIti||
 _9X	n'aInti||
 
+// large numbers, short scale
 _0C	h'VndrI2d
 _0M1	T'aUz@nd
 _0M2	m'Ili@n
 _0M3	b'Ili@n
 _0M4	tr'Ili@n
+
 ?!3 _0and	@n
 _dpt	pOInt
 _roman	roUm@n_
@@ -476,12 +479,15 @@ _#nd	@nd
 _#rd	d
 _#th	T
 _ord	T	// default ending
+
 _1o	f'3:
 ?5 _1o  f'IR
 _2o	s'Ek
 _3o	T'3:
 ?5 _3o  T'IR
 _5o	f'If
+_12o	tw'Elf
+
 _20o	tw'Enti@
 _30o	T'3:ti@
 ?5 _30o T'IRti@
@@ -492,7 +498,6 @@ _70o	s'Ev@nti@
 _80o	'eIti@
 _90o	n'aInti@
 
-
 // ABBREVIATIONS
 //**************
 
diff --git a/tests/language-numbers-cardinal.test b/tests/language-numbers-cardinal.test
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0b445df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/language-numbers-cardinal.test
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_phonemes() {
+	TEST_LANG=$1
+	MESSAGE=$2
+	EXPECTED=$3
+	TEST_TEXT=$4
+	TEST_BROKEN=${5:-false}
+
+	echo "testing ${TEST_LANG} ... $MESSAGE"
+	ESPEAK_DATA_PATH=`pwd` LD_LIBRARY_PATH=src:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} \
+		src/espeak-ng -xq -v ${TEST_LANG} "${TEST_TEXT}" > actual.txt
+	echo "${EXPECTED}" > expected.txt
+	if [ x$TEST_BROKEN = xbroken ] ; then
+		diff expected.txt actual.txt || (echo "... ignoring error (broken)" && true)
+	else
+		diff expected.txt actual.txt || exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+# European Style (hundred, thousand, -illion/-illiard)
+
+echo "... en (English)" # short scale
+
+test_phonemes en "units" "z'i@roU w'0n t'u: Tr'i: f'o@ f'aIv s'Iks s'Ev@n 'eIt n'aIn" "0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9"
+test_phonemes en "teens" "t'En Il'Ev@n tw'Elv T'3:ti:n f'o@ti:n f'Ifti:n s'Iksti:n s'Ev@nt,i:n 'eIti:n n'aInti:n" "10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19"
+test_phonemes en "tens" "t'En tw'Enti T'3:ti f'o@ti f'Ifti s'Iksti s'Ev@nti; 'eIti n'aInti" "10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90"
+test_phonemes en-GB "hundreds" "Tr'i:h'VndrI2d@n s'Iksti f'aIv" "365"
+test_phonemes en-US "hundreds" "Tr'i:h'VndrI2d s'Iksti f'aIv" "365"
+test_phonemes en "large" "w'0nh'VndrI2d w'0n T'aUz@nd w'0n m'Ili@n w'0n b'Ili@n w'0n tr'Ili@n" "100 1000 1000000 1000000000 1000000000000" # 10^2 10^3 10^6 10^9 10^12
+test_phonemes en "mixed" "f'aIv s'Iksti f'o@ w'0nh'VndrI2d@n tw'Enti Tr'i: f'o@ T'aUz@nd Tr'i:h'VndrI2d@n f'Ifti s'Ev@n f'o@ti:n T'aUz@nd_! s'Iksh'VndrI2d@n 'eIti Tr'i: s'Ev@nh'VndrI2d@n f'o@ti t'u: T'aUz@nd_! Tr'i:h'VndrI2d@n f'Ifti n'aIn s'Iks m'Ili@n_! f'o@h'VndrI2d@n s'Ev@nti f'aIv T'aUz@nd_! Tr'i:h'VndrI2d@n tw'Enti; 'eIt" "5 64 123 4357 14683 742359 6475328"
diff --git a/tests/language-numbers-ordinal.test b/tests/language-numbers-ordinal.test
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f0f3ff0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/language-numbers-ordinal.test
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_phonemes() {
+	TEST_LANG=$1
+	MESSAGE=$2
+	EXPECTED=$3
+	TEST_TEXT=$4
+	TEST_BROKEN=${5:-false}
+
+	echo "testing ${TEST_LANG} ... $MESSAGE"
+	ESPEAK_DATA_PATH=`pwd` LD_LIBRARY_PATH=src:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} \
+		src/espeak-ng -xq -v ${TEST_LANG} "${TEST_TEXT}" > actual.txt
+	echo "${EXPECTED}" > expected.txt
+	if [ x$TEST_BROKEN = xbroken ] ; then
+		diff expected.txt actual.txt || (echo "... ignoring error (broken)" && true)
+	else
+		diff expected.txt actual.txt || exit 1
+	fi
+}
+
+# European Style (hundred, thousand, -illion/-illiard)
+
+##### en (English) -- short scale
+
+echo "~~~~~ en (English) ~~~~~"
+test_phonemes en "units" "z'i@roUT f'3:st s'Ek@nd T'3:d f'o@T f'IfT s'IksT s'Ev@nT 'eItT n'aInT" "0th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th"
+test_phonemes en "teens" "t'EnT Il'Ev@nT tw'ElfT T'3:ti:nT f'o@ti:nT f'Ifti:nT s'Iksti:nT s'Ev@nt,i:nT 'eIti:nT n'aInti:nT" "10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th"
+test_phonemes en "tens" "t'EnT tw'Enti@T T'3:ti@T f'o@ti@T f'Ifti@T s'Iksti@T s'Ev@nt,i@T 'eIti@T n'aInti@T" "10th 20th 30th 40th 50th 60th 70th 80th 90th"
+test_phonemes en-GB "hundreds" "Tr'i:h'VndrI2d@n s'Iksti f'IfT" "365th"
+test_phonemes en-US "hundreds" "Tr'i:h'VndrI2d s'Iksti f'IfT" "365th"
+test_phonemes en "large" "w'0nh'VndrI2d T w'0n T'aUz@nd T w'0n m'Ili@n T w'0n b'Ili@n T w'0n tr'Ili@n T" "100th 1000th 1000000th 1000000000th 1000000000000th" # 10^2 10^3 10^6 10^9 10^12
+test_phonemes en "mixed" "f'IfT s'Iksti f'o@T w'0nh'VndrI2d@n tw'Enti T'3:d f'o@ T'aUz@nd Tr'i:h'VndrI2d@n f'Ifti s'Ev@nT f'o@ti:n T'aUz@nd_! s'Iksh'VndrI2d@n 'eIti T'3:d s'Ev@nh'VndrI2d@n f'o@ti t'u: T'aUz@nd_! Tr'i:h'VndrI2d@n f'Ifti n'aInT s'Iks m'Ili@n_! f'o@h'VndrI2d@n s'Ev@nti f'aIv T'aUz@nd_! Tr'i:h'VndrI2d@n tw'Enti; 'eItT" "5th 64th 123rd 4357th 14683rd 742359th 6475328th"