Information about counting in Kutenai (ktunaxa), a language isolate spoken in Montana and Idaho in the USA, and British Columbia 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 numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ʔuk̓i | hupak |
| 2 | ʔas | |
| 3 | qaǂsa | |
| 4 | xa·¢a | |
| 5 | yi·ku | |
| 6 | ʔinmisa | |
| 7 | wist̕aǂa | |
| 8 | wuxa·¢a | |
| 9 | qaykit̕wu | |
| 10 | ʔit̕wu | |
| 11 | ʔit̕wuǂaʔuki | |
| 12 | ʔit̕wumǂaʔas | |
| 13 | ʔit̕wumǂaqaǂsa | |
| 14 | ʔit̕wumǂaxa·¢a | |
| 15 | ʔit̕wumǂayi·ku | |
| 16 | ʔit̕wumǂaʔinmisa | |
| 17 | ʔit̕wumǂawist̕aǂa | |
| 18 | ʔit̕wumǂawuxa·¢a | |
| 19 | ʔit̕wumǂaqaykit̕wu | |
| 20 | ʔaywu | |
| 21 | ʔaywumǂaʔuk̓i | |
| 22 | ʔaywumǂaʔas | |
| 23 | ʔaywumǂaqaǂsa | |
| 24 | ʔaywumǂaxa·¢a | |
| 25 | ʔaywumǂayi·ku | |
| 26 | ʔaywumǂaʔinmisa | |
| 27 | ʔaywumǂawist̕aǂa | |
| 28 | ʔaywumǂawuxa·¢a | |
| 29 | ʔaywumǂaqaykit̕wu | |
| 30 | qaǂsanwu | |
| 40 | xa·¢anwu | |
| 50 | yi·kunwu | |
| 60 | ʔinmisanwu | |
| 70 | wist̕aǂan̓wu | |
| 80 | wuxa·¢anwu | |
| 90 | qaykit̕wunwu | |
| 100 | ʔit̕wunwu | |
| 200 | ʔasǂʔit̕wunwu |
Hear some Kutenai numbers:
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-kutenai/en/kut/
https://www.firstvoices.com/ktunaxa/
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Kutenai | Numbers
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