How to count in Blackfoot (Siksiká / ᓱᖽᐧᖿ), an Algonquian language spoken in Montana in the USA and in Alberta in Canada.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | ni't; nitokska |
| 2 | náátsi; natoka |
| 3 | nioókska; niyookska |
| 4 | niisó; nysiwo |
| 5 | niisito; niseto |
| 6 | naa; noi |
| 7 | ihkitsik; ehkiitsiika |
| 8 | náániso; nanisiwo |
| 9 | piihkssó; piikso |
| 10 | kiipó; kiipo |
| 11 | ni'tsikópotto |
| 12 | náátsikopoto; náátsikopotto |
| 13 | niiíkopotto |
| 14 | niisóíkopotto |
| 15 | niisitsíkopotto |
| 16 | náaikopotto |
| 17 | ihkitsikikopotto |
| 18 | náánisikopotto |
| 19 | piihkssikopotto |
| 20 | náátsippo |
| 21 | naatsippo ni' tsikópotto |
| 30 | niiyíppo |
| 40 | niisíppo |
| 50 | niisitsippo |
| 60 | náaippo |
| 70 | ihkitsikippo |
| 80 | náánisippo |
| 90 | piihkssippo |
| 100 | kiipíppo |
| 1,000 | omahksíkiipippo |
| 1 million | iksíkkáaa’si |
| 1 million | omahksiksíkkáaa’siyi |
Hear some Blackfoot numbers:
Source: http://dictionary.blackfoot.atlas-ling.ca
Information about counting in Blackfoot
http://www.native-languages.org/numbers/blackfoot_numbers.htm
http://desmotsetdeslangues.eklablog.com/blackfoot-a128616846
Information about Blackfoot | Numbers
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