How to count in Naskapi (ᓇᔅᑲᐱ), an Algonquian language spoken in the provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ᐸᐃᒄ / paaikw | ᓂᔅᑎᒻ / niistim |
| 2 | ᓂᓱ / niisu | |
| 3 | ᓂᔅᑐ / nistu | |
| 4 | ᓇᐤ / naaw | |
| 5 | ᐱᑕᑕᒡ / pitaataahch | |
| 6 | ᐊᓱᑕᒡ / aasutaahch | |
| 7 | ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ / niiswaautaahch ᓂᔄᓱᑕᒡ / niiswaasutaahch |
|
| 8 | ᔭᓇᐤ / yaanaaw | |
| 9 | ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ / paaikustaaw | |
| 10 | ᐸᐃᑯᔪᐤ / paaikuyuw | |
| 11 | ᐸᐃᑯᓴᑉ / paaikusaap | |
| 12 | ᓂᓱᐊᑉ / niisuaap | |
| 13 | ᓂᔅᑐᓴᑉ / nistusaap | |
| 14 | ᓇᐅᓴᑉ / naausaap | |
| 15 | ᐱᑕᑕᑐᓴᑉ / pitaahtaahtusaap ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᓴᑉ / pitaataahch-taahtusaap |
|
| 16 | ᐊᓱᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᓴᑉ / aasutaahch-taahtusaap | |
| 17 | ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᓴᑉ / niiswaautaahch-taahtusaap ᓂᔄᓱᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᓴᑉ / niiswaasutaahch-taahtusaap |
|
| 18 | ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᓴᑉ / yaanaaw-taahtusaap | |
| 19 | ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᓴᑉ / paaikustaaw-taahtusaap | |
| 20 | ᓂᓱᔪᐤ / niisuyuw | |
| 21 | ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐸᐃᒄ / niisuyuw-aasu-paahikw | |
| 22 | ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᓱ / niisuyuw-aasu-niisu | |
| 23 | ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔅᑐ / niisuyuw-aasu-nistu | |
| 24 | ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓇᐤ / niisuyuw-aasu-naaw | |
| 25 | ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐱᑕᑕᒡ / niisuyuw-aasu-pitaataahch | |
| 26 | ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐊᓱᑕᒡ / niisuyuw-aasu-aasutaahch | |
| 27 | ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᓂᔄᐅᑕᒡ / niisuyuw-aasu-niiswaautaahch | |
| 28 | ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᔭᓇᐤ / niisuyuw-aasu-yaanaaw | |
| 29 | ᓂᓱᔪᐤ ᐊᓱ ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ / niisuyuw-aasu-paayikustaaw | |
| 30 | ᓂᔅᑐᔪᐤ / nistuyuw | |
| 40 | ᓇᐎᔪᐤ / naawiyuw | |
| 50 | ᐱᑕᑕᑐᔪᐤ / pitaataahtuyuw ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ / pitaataahch-taahtuyuw |
|
| 60 | ᐊᓱᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ / aasutaahch taatuyuw | |
| 70 | ᓂᔄᐅᑕᑐᔪᐤ / niiswaautaahtuyuw ᓂᔄᓱᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ / niiswaasutaahch-taahtuyuw |
|
| 80 | ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ / yaanaaw-taahtuyuw | |
| 90 | ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᔪᐤ / paaikustaaw-taahtuyuw | |
| 100 | ᐸᐃᑯ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ / paaiku-mitaasimitinuw | |
| 200 | ᓂᓱ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ / niisu-mitaasimitinuw | |
| 300 | ᓂᔅᑐ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ / nistu-mitaasimitinuw | |
| 400 | ᓇᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ / naaw-mitaasimitinuw | |
| 500 | ᐱᑕᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ / pitaataahtuw-mitaasimitinuw ᐱᑕᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ / pitaataahch-taahtuw-mitaasimitinuw |
|
| 600 | ᐊᓱᑕᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ / aasutaataahtuw-mitaasimitinuw | |
| 700 | ᓂᔄᓱᑕᒡ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ / niiswaasutaahch-taahtuw-mitaasimitinuw | |
| 800 | ᔭᓇᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ / yaanaaw-taahtuw-mitaasimitinuw | |
| 900 | ᐸᐃᑯᔅᑕᐤ ᑕᑐᐤ ᒥᑕᓯᒥᑎᓄᐤ / paaikustaaw-taahtuw-mitaasimitinuw | |
| 1,000 | ᐸᐃᒂᐤ ᒐᓯᐱᔪᐤ / paaikwaaw-chaasipiiyuw | |
| 2,000 | ᓂᔄᐤ ᒐᓯᐱᔪᐤ / niiswaaw-chaasipiiyuw | |
| 3,000 | ᓂᔍᐤ ᒐᓯᐱᔪᐤ / nistwaaw-chaasipiiyuw |
Sources: https://www.webonary.work/naskapi/
https://zompist.com/amer.htm
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Information about Naskapi | Numbers
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