Information about counting in Alyutor, a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken by about 25 people in the northern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ǝnnan | vitkukin, janutkin |
| 2 | ŋitaq | ŋita-qav-kin |
| 3 | ŋǝruqqǝ | ŋǝru-qav-kin |
| 4 | ŋǝraqqǝ | ŋǝra-qav-kin |
| 5 | mǝllǝŋin | mǝllǝŋ-qav-kin |
| 6 | ǝnnanmǝllǝŋ(in) (1+5) | ǝnnanmǝllǝŋ-qav-kin |
| 7 | ŋitaqmǝllǝŋ(in) (2+5) | ŋitaqmǝllǝŋ-qav-kin |
| 8 | ŋǝruqmǝllǝŋ(in) (3+5) | ŋǝruqmǝllǝŋ-qav-kin |
| 9 | ŋǝraqmǝllǝŋ(in) (4+5) | ŋǝraqmǝllǝŋ-qav-kin |
| 10 | mǝnɣǝtkin | mǝnɣǝt-qav-kin |
| 11 | mǝnɣǝtǝk ǝnnan | mǝnɣǝtǝk ǝnnan-qav-kin |
| 12 | mǝnɣǝtǝk ŋitaq | mǝnɣǝtǝk ŋitaq-qav-kin |
| 13 | mǝnɣǝtǝk ŋǝruqqǝ | mǝnɣǝtǝk ŋǝruq-qav-kin |
| 14 | mǝnɣǝtǝk ŋǝraqqǝ | mǝnɣǝtǝk ŋǝraq-qav-kin |
| 15 | mǝnɣǝtǝk mǝllǝŋin | mǝnɣǝtǝk mǝllǝŋin-qav-kin |
| 16 | mǝnɣǝtǝk ǝnnanmǝllǝŋin | mǝnɣǝtǝk ǝnnanmǝllǝŋin-qav-kin |
| 17 | mǝnɣǝtǝk ŋitaqmǝllǝŋin | mǝnɣǝtǝk ŋitaqmǝllǝŋin-qav-kin |
| 18 | mǝnɣǝtǝk ŋǝruqmǝllǝŋin | mǝnɣǝtǝk ŋǝruqmǝllǝŋin-qav-kin |
| 19 | mǝnɣǝtǝk ŋǝraqmǝllǝŋin | mǝnɣǝtǝk ŋǝraqmǝllǝŋin-qav-kin |
| 20 | qǝlikkǝ | qǝlik-ǝ-qav-kin |
| 21 | qǝlikǝk ǝnnan | |
| 22 | qǝlikǝk ŋitaq | |
| 23 | qǝlikǝk ŋǝruqqǝ | |
| 24 | qǝlikǝk ŋǝraqqǝ | |
| 25 | qǝlikǝk mǝllǝŋin | |
| 26 | qǝlikǝk ǝnnanmǝllǝŋin | |
| 27 | qǝlikǝk ŋitaqmǝllǝŋin | |
| 28 | qǝlikǝk ŋǝruqqǝmǝllǝŋin | |
| 29 | qǝlikǝk ŋǝraqqǝmǝllǝŋin | |
| 30 | ŋǝruqmǝnɣǝtkin (3x10) | |
| 40 | ŋǝraqmǝnɣǝtkin (4x10) | |
| 50 | mǝllǝŋin mǝnɣǝtkin (5x10) | |
| 60 | ǝnnanmǝllǝŋin mǝnɣǝtkin (6x10) | |
| 70 | ŋitaqmǝllǝŋin mǝnɣǝtkin (7x10) | |
| 80 | ŋǝruqmǝllǝŋin mǝnɣǝtkin (8x10) | |
| 90 | ŋǝraqmǝllǝŋin mǝnɣǝtkin (9x10) | |
| 100 | mǝnɣǝtǝk mǝnɣǝtkin (10x10) | |
| once | ǝnnan-saŋ | |
| twice | ŋisa-s(aŋ) | |
| three times | ŋǝru-s(aŋ) | |
| four times | ŋǝra-s(aŋ) | |
| five times | mǝllǝŋ-saŋ | |
| ten times | mǝnɣǝt-saŋ |
Source: Югари Нагаяма. Очерк Грамматики Алюторского Языка. Yukari Nagayama. Grammatical Outline of Alutor. Kyoto - 2003.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Alyutor, Chukchi, Itelmen, Koryak, Koryak (Chavchuven dialect)
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