diff --git a/desktop_version/src/CWrappers.cpp b/desktop_version/src/CWrappers.cpp
index 959ed707..1458a0c8 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/CWrappers.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/CWrappers.cpp
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 #include "Localization.h"
 #include "UtilityClass.h"
 
-char* HELP_number_words(int _t)
+char* HELP_number_words(int _t, const char* number_class)
 {
     /* C wrapper for UtilityClass::number_words.
      * Caller must VVV_free. */
 
-    std::string str = help.number_words(_t);
+    std::string str = help.number_words(_t, number_class);
 
     char* buffer = (char*) SDL_malloc(str.size() + 1);
     str.copy(buffer, str.size());
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/CWrappers.h b/desktop_version/src/CWrappers.h
index d1aad758..a1681c7f 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/CWrappers.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/CWrappers.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
 
-char* HELP_number_words(int _t);
+char* HELP_number_words(int _t, const char* number_class);
 uint32_t LOC_toupper_ch(uint32_t ch);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Localization.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Localization.cpp
index 9ebce28c..150d620c 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Localization.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Localization.cpp
@@ -125,18 +125,28 @@ void gettext_plural_fill(char* buf, size_t buf_len, const char* eng_plural, cons
     va_end(args);
 }
 
-std::string getnumber(int n)
+std::string getnumber(int n, const char* number_class)
 {
     if (n < 0 || n > 100)
     {
         return help.String(n);
     }
 
-    if (number[n].empty())
+    // FIXME: implement a more flexible system later, where translators define the classes
+    std::string (*number_ptr)[101];
+    if (SDL_strcmp(number_class, "wordy2") == 0)
+    {
+        number_ptr = &number2;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        number_ptr = &number;
+    }
+    if ((*number_ptr)[n].empty())
     {
         return help.String(n);
     }
-    return number[n];
+    return (*number_ptr)[n];
 }
 
 static bool is_script_custom(const char* script_id)
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Localization.h b/desktop_version/src/Localization.h
index 399400c7..1f5c3bbf 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Localization.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Localization.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const char* gettext(const char* eng);
 const char* gettext_case(const char* eng, char textcase);
 const char* gettext_plural(const char* eng_plural, const char* eng_singular, int count);
 void gettext_plural_fill(char* buf, size_t buf_len, const char* eng_plural, const char* eng_singular, const char* args_index, ...);
-std::string getnumber(int n);
+std::string getnumber(int n, const char* number_class);
 const TextboxFormat* gettext_cutscene(const std::string& script_id, const std::string& eng, char textcase);
 const char* get_roomname_explanation(bool custom_level, int roomx, int roomy);
 const char* get_roomname_translation(bool custom_level, int roomx, int roomy);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.cpp b/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.cpp
index a670a995..08bbc2b1 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.cpp
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ void resettext(bool final_shutdown)
         for (size_t i = 0; i <= 100; i++)
         {
             number[i] = "";
+            number2[i] = "";
         }
         SDL_zeroa(number_plural_form);
         number_plural_form[1] = 1;
@@ -743,6 +744,14 @@ static void loadtext_numbers(void)
             number[value] = std::string(tra);
 
             tally_untranslated(tra, &n_untranslated[UNTRANSLATED_NUMBERS]);
+
+            // FIXME: implement a more flexible system later, where translators define the classes
+            tra = pElem->Attribute("translation2");
+            if (tra == NULL)
+            {
+                tra = "";
+            }
+            number2[value] = std::string(tra);
         }
         if (value >= 0 && value <= 199)
         {
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.h b/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.h
index 5d9172e5..e7b42391 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/LocalizationStorage.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace loc
     LS_INTERN hashmap* map_translation;
     LS_INTERN hashmap* map_translation_plural;
     LS_INTERN std::string number[101]; /* 0..100 */
+    LS_INTERN std::string number2[101]; /* 0..100 */
     LS_INTERN unsigned char number_plural_form[200]; /* [0..99] for 0..99, [100..199] for *00..*99 */
     LS_INTERN hashmap* map_translation_cutscene;
     LS_INTERN hashmap* map_translation_cutscene_custom;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.cpp b/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.cpp
index a2442230..64766733 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.cpp
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ std::string UtilityClass::timestring( int t )
     return output;
 }
 
-std::string UtilityClass::number_words( int _t )
+std::string UtilityClass::number_words(int _t, const char* number_class)
 {
     if (loc::lang != "en")
     {
-        return loc::getnumber(_t);
+        return loc::getnumber(_t, number_class);
     }
 
     static const std::string ones_place[] = {"One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five", "Six", "Seven", "Eight", "Nine"};
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.h b/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.h
index 9543861d..586dd2d2 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public:
 
     std::string timestring(int t);
 
-    std::string number_words(int _t);
+    std::string number_words(int _t, const char* number_class);
 
 
     static bool intersects( SDL_Rect A, SDL_Rect B );
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/VFormat.c b/desktop_version/src/VFormat.c
index 81fd1aaf..09bef427 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/VFormat.c
+++ b/desktop_version/src/VFormat.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ void vformat_cb_valist(
             size_t name_len = 0;
 
             bool flag_wordy = false;
+            bool flag_wordy2 = false;
             int flag_digits = 0;
             bool flag_spaces = false;
             bool flag_upper = false;
@@ -185,6 +186,10 @@ void vformat_cb_valist(
                 {
                     flag_wordy = true;
                 }
+                else if (flag_len == 6 && SDL_memcmp(cursor, "wordy2", 6) == 0)
+                {
+                    flag_wordy2 = true;
+                }
                 else if (flag_len >= 8 && SDL_memcmp(cursor, "digits=", 7) == 0)
                 {
                     /* strtol stops on the first non-digit anyway, so... */
@@ -253,9 +258,9 @@ void vformat_cb_valist(
 
                     if (match)
                     {
-                        if (flag_wordy)
+                        if (flag_wordy || flag_wordy2)
                         {
-                            char* number = HELP_number_words(value);
+                            char* number = HELP_number_words(value, flag_wordy2 ? "wordy2" : "wordy");
                             if (flag_upper)
                             {
                                 call_with_upper(callback, userdata, number, SDL_strlen(number));