How to count in Chinook Jargon (chinuk wawa), a pidgin/creole trade language that was used in the Pacific Northwest of the USA and 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 | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | wake, halo | |
| 1 | ikt, ixt | e’-lip, el’-ip |
| 2 | mawkst, mokst, moxt | |
| 3 | łun, ɬun, klone | |
| 4 | lakit, lokit | |
| 5 | kwinnum, kwinnim, qwinəm | |
| 6 | tax̣am, taghum | |
| 7 | sinamakwst, sinamoxt | |
| 8 | stuxtkin [stʋxtxɪn], stotekin | |
| 9 | k'wayts [kʼʷaɪts], kwaist | |
| 10 | taɬlam, tahtlum | |
| 11 | tahtlum pe(e) ixt | |
| 12 | tahtlum pe(e) moxt | |
| 13 | tahtlum pe(e) klone | |
| 14 | ltahtlum pe(e) lokit | |
| 15 | tahtlum pe(e) kwinnim | |
| 16 | tahtlum pe(e) taghum | |
| 17 | tahtlum pe(e) sinamoxt | |
| 18 | tahtlum pe(e) stotekin | |
| 19 | tahtlum pe(e) kwaist | |
| 20 | mokst tahtlelum | |
| 100 | tak'ummunaq, tukamonuk, tukamonu | |
| 1,000 | tahtlum tukamonuk |
Hear some numbers (and other things) in Chinook Jargon:
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about counting in Chinook Jargon
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-micmac/en/mic/
http://www.fortlangley.ca/chinook%20jargon/numbers.html
https://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Classroom Materials/Curriculum Packets/Treaties & Reservations/Documents/Chinook_Dictionary_Abridged.pdf
Information about Chinook Jargon | Numbers
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