Information about counting in Chippewa (Ojibwemowin), an Algonquian language spoken in Michigan and North Dakota in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | gaawiin gegoo, waawiyebii'igan |
| 1 | bezhig, ningod |
| 2 | niizh |
| 3 | niswi |
| 4 | niiwin |
| 5 | naanan |
| 6 | ingodwaaswi |
| 7 | niizhwaaswi |
| 8 | nishwaaswi |
| 9 | zhaangaswi |
| 10 | midaaswi |
| 11 | ashi-bezhig |
| 12 | ashi-niizh |
| 13 | ashi-niswi |
| 14 | ashi-niiwin |
| 15 | ashi-naanan |
| 16 | ashi-ingodwaaswi |
| 17 | ashi-niizhwaaswi |
| 18 | ashi-nishwaaswi |
| 19 | ashi-zhaangaswi |
| 20 | niishtana |
| 21 | niishtanashi-bezhig |
| 22 | niishtana-ashi-niizh |
| 23 | niishtana-ashi-niswi |
| 24 | niishtana-ashi-niiwin |
| 25 | niishtana-ashi-naanan |
| 26 | niishtana-ashi-ingodwaaswi |
| 27 | niishtana-ashi-niizhwaaswi |
| 28 | niishtana-ashi-nishwaaswi |
| 29 | niishtana-ashi-zhaangaswi |
| 30 | nisimidana |
| 40 | niimidana |
| 50 | naanimidana |
| 60 | ningodwaasimidana |
| 70 | niizhwaasimidana |
| 80 | nishwaasimidana |
| 90 | zhaangasimidana |
| 100 | ingodwaak |
| 200 | niinzhwaak |
| 1,000 | ingodosagoons |
| 2,000 | niinzhosagoons |
| 3,000 | nisosagoons |
| 4,000 | niiwosagoons |
| 5,000 | naanosagoons |
| 6,000 | ingodwaasosagoons |
| 7,000 | niizhwaasosagoons |
| 8,000 | nishwaasosagoons |
| 9,000 | zhaangasosagoons |
| 10,000 | midaasosagoons |
| 100,000 | ningodwaak daso-midaaswaak |
Sources:
https://glosbe.com/en/ciw/
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Information about Chippewa | Numbers
Abenaki, Algonquin, Arapaho, Atikamekw, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Cree (Moose), Cree (Plains), Cree (Swampy), Cree (Woods), Fox, Innu, Kickapoo, Malecite-Passamaquoddy, Menominee, Miami, Mi'kmaq, Mohegan, Naskapi, Ojibwe, Ottawa, Penobscot, Potawatomi, Sauk, Shawnee, Unami (Lenape)
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