How to count in Coeur d’Alene (Snchitsu’umshtsn), a Salishan language spoken on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation in the north of Idaho in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | nék’ʷeʔ |
| 2 | ʔésel |
| 3 | čiʔɫes |
| 4 | mús |
| 5 | cíl(čt) |
| 6 | téwše(čt) |
| 7 | cúnčtəm |
| 8 | heʔínʼəm |
| 9 | x̣ax̣an’út |
| 10 | ʔúpən(čt) |
| 11 | ʔupen ʔuɫ nék’ʷeʔ |
| 12 | ʔupen ʔuɫ ʔésel |
| 13 | ʔupen ʔuɫ číʔɫes |
| 14 | ʔupen ʔuɫ mús |
| 15 | ʔupen ʔuɫ cíl |
| 16 | ʔupen ʔuɫ téw’še(ct) |
| 17 | ʔupen ʔuɫ cúnčtəm |
| 18 | ʔupen ʔuɫ heʔínʼəm |
| 19 | ʔupen ʔuɫ x̣ax̣an’út |
| 20 | ʔeselʔúpen |
| 21 | ʔeselʼúpən ʔuɬ nékʼʷeʔ |
| 22 | ʔeselʼúpən ʔuɫ ʔésel |
| 23 | ʔeselʼúpən ʔuɫ číʔɫes |
| 24 | ʔeselʼúpən ʔuɫ mús |
| 25 | ʔeselʼúpən ʔuɫ cíl |
| 26 | ʔeselʼúpən ʔuɫ téwše(ct) |
| 27 | ʔeselʼúpən ʔuɫ cúnčtəm |
| 28 | ʔeselʼúpən ʔuɫ heʔínʼəm |
| 29 | ʔeselʼúpən ʔuɫ x̣ax̣an’út |
| 30 | čeʔɬelʼúpən |
| 40 | muselʼúpən |
| 50 | cilčlʼúpən |
| 60 | tuwšečlʼúpən |
| 70 | cunčmelʼúpən |
| 80 | heʔenʼmelʼúpən |
| 90 | x̩ax̩nʼulʼúpən |
| 100 | nəkʼʷoʔqín (“one head”) |
| 200 | ʔaʔasálʼqənʼ (“two little heads”) |
| 1,000 | ʔuʔópanʼčtqənʼ |
| 2,000 | ʔesel haʔyaʔ ópanʼčtqənʼ |
Sources and information about Coeur d’Alene numbers
http://www.native-languages.org/coeur_words.htm
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Coeur-d'Alene.htm
http://lasrv01.ipfw.edu/COLRC/dictionary
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Information about Coeur d’Alene | Numbers
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