- d ix , ▁the ▁word ▁for ▁" 7 0 ", ▁is ▁literally ▁" si xty - ten "; ▁ ▁(" 7 5 ") ▁is ▁literally ▁" si xty - fif teen "; ▁quatre - ving t - se pt ▁(" 8 7 ") ▁is ▁literally ▁" four - tw ent ies - se ven "; ▁quatre - ving t - d ix ▁(" 9 0 ") ▁is ▁literally ▁" four - tw ent ies - ten "; ▁and ▁quatre - ving t - se ize ▁(" 9 6 ") ▁is ▁literally ▁" four - tw ent ies - six teen ". ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁of ▁Belg ium , ▁Switzerland , ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo , ▁R w anda , ▁the ▁A osta ▁Valley , ▁and ▁the ▁Channel ▁Islands , ▁the ▁numbers ▁ 7 0 ▁and ▁ 9 0 ▁generally ▁have ▁the ▁names ▁sept ante ▁and ▁non ante . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁is ▁" m ille ▁ne uf ▁cent ▁quatre - ving t - se ize " ▁in ▁Paris ian ▁French , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁" m ille ▁ne uf ▁cent ▁non ante - six " ▁in ▁Belg ian ▁French . ▁In ▁Switzerland , ▁" 8 0 " ▁can ▁be ▁quatre - ving ts ▁( G ene va , ▁Ne uch ât el , ▁J ura ) ▁or ▁huit ante ▁( V aud , ▁Val ais , ▁F rib ourg ); ▁oct ante ▁is ▁also ▁in ▁use ▁in ▁rural ▁parts ▁of ▁Southern ▁France