How to count in Ojibwe (Anishinaabemowin / ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ), an Algonquian language spoken in the parts of Canadian and the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | bezhig (ᐯᔑᒃ) | netamising (ᓀᐦᑕᒥᐦᓯᓐᒃ) nitam (ᓂᐦᑕᒻ) |
| 2 | niizh (ᓃᔥ) | eko-niizhing (ᐁᐦᑯᓃᔑᓐᒃ) |
| 3 | niswi (ᓂᐦᓸ) | eko-nising (ᐁᐦᑯᓂᐦᓯᓐᒃ) |
| 4 | niiwin (ᓃᐎᓐ) | eko-niiwing (ᐁᐦᑯᓃᐎᓐᒃ) |
| 5 | naanan (ᓈᓇᓐ) | eko-naananing (ᐁᐦᑯᓈᓇᓂᓐᒃ) |
| 6 | [n]ingodwaaswi (ᓂᓐᑯᑣᐦᓸ/ᐃᓐᑯᑣᐦᓸ) |
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| 7 | niizhwaaswi (ᓃᔣᐦᓸ) | |
| 8 | [n]ishwaaswi (ᓂᐦᔣᐦᓸ/ᐃᐦᔣᐦᓸ) |
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| 9 | zhaangaswi (ᔖᓐᑲᐦᓸ) |
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| 10 | midaaswi (ᒥᑖᐦᓸ) | |
| 11 | [midaaswi] ashi bezhig ([ᒥᑖᐦᓸ] ᐊᐦᔑ ᐯᔑᒃ) |
eko-ashi-bezhig (ᐁᐦᑯ ᐊᐦᔑ ᐯᔑᒃ) |
| 12 | [midaaswi] ashi niizh ([ᒥᑖᐦᓸ] ᐊᐦᔑ ᓃᔥ) |
eko-ashi-niizhing (ᐁᐦᑯ ᐊᐦᔑ ᓃᔑᓐᒃ) |
| 13 | [midaaswi] ashi niswi ([ᒥᑖᐦᓸ] ᐊᐦᔑ ᓂᐦᓸ) |
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| 14 | [midaaswi] ashi niiwin ([ᒥᑖᐦᓸ] ᐊᐦᔑ ᓃᐎᓐ) |
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| 15 | [midaaswi] ashi naanan ([ᒥᑖᐦᓸ] ᐊᐦᔑ ᓈᓇᓐ) |
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| 16 | [midaaswi] ashi [n]ingodwaaswi ([ᒥᑖᐦᓸ] ᐊᐦᔑ ᓂᓐᑯᑣᐦᓸ/ᐃᓐᑯᑣᐦᓸ) |
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| 17 | [midaaswi] ashi niizhwaaswi ([ᒥᑖᐦᓸ] ᐊᐦᔑ ᓃᔣᐦᓸ) |
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| 18 | [midaaswi] ashi [n]ishwaaswi ([ᒥᑖᐦᓸ] ᐊᐦᔑ ᓂᐦᔣᐦᓸ/ᐃᐦᔣᐦᓸ) |
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| 19 | [midaaswi] ashi zhaangaswi ([ᒥᑖᐦᓸ] ᐊᐦᔑ ᔖᓐᑲᐦᓸ) |
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| 20 | niishtana/niizhidana (ᓃᔥᑕᓇ/ᓃᔑᑕᓇ) |
eko-niishtanewag (ᐁᐦᑯ ᓃᔥᑕᓀᐗᒃ) |
| 21 | niishtana ashi bezhig (ᓃᔥᑕᓇ ᐊᐦᔑ ᐯᔑᒃ) |
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| 22 | niishtana ashi niizh (ᓃᔥᑕᓇ ᐊᐦᔑ ᓃᔥ) |
eko-niishtana ashi niizhing (ᐁᐦᑯ ᓃᔥᑕᓇ ᐊᐦᔑ ᓃᔑᓐᒃ) |
| 23 | niishtana ashi niswi (ᓃᔥᑕᓇ ᐊᐦᔑ ᓂᐦᓸ) |
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| 24 | niishtana ashi niiwin (ᓃᔥᑕᓇ ᐊᐦᔑ ᓃᐎᓐ) |
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| 25 | niishtana ashi naanan (ᓃᔥᑕᓇ ᐊᐦᔑ ᓈᓇᓐ) |
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| 26 | niishtana ashi [n]ingodwaaswi (ᓃᔥᑕᓇ ᐊᐦᔑ ᓂᓐᑯᑣᐦᓸ/ᐃᓐᑯᑣᐦᓸ) |
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| 27 | niishtana ashi niizhwaaswi (ᓃᔥᑕᓇ ᐊᐦᔑ ᓃᔣᐦᓸ) |
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| 28 | niishtana ashi [n]ishwaaswi (ᓃᔥᑕᓇ ᐊᐦᔑ ᓂᐦᔣᐦᓸ/ᐃᐦᔣᐦᓸ) |
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| 29 | niishtana ashi zhaangaswi (ᓃᔥᑕᓇ ᐊᐦᔑ ᔖᓐᑲᐦᓸ) |
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| 30 | nisimidana (ᓂᐦᓯᒥᑕᓇ) nisomidana (ᓂᐦᓱᒥᑕᓇ) |
eko-nisimidanewag (ᐁᐦᑯ ᓂᐦᓯᒥᑕᓀᐗᒃ) eko-nisomidanewag (ᐁᐦᑯ ᓂᐦᓱᒥᑕᓀᐗᒃ) |
| 40 | niimidana (ᓃᒥᑕᓇ) | eko-niimidanewag (ᐁᐦᑯ ᓃᒥᑕᓀᐗᒃ) |
| 50 | naanimidana (ᓈᓂᒥᑕᓇ) | eko-naanimidanewag (ᐁᐦᑯ ᓈᓂᒥᑕᓀᐗᒃ) |
| 60 | [n]ingodwaasimidana (ᓂᓐᑯᑣᐦᓯᒥᑕᓇ/ᐃᓐᑯᑣᐦᓯᒥᑕᓇ) [n]ingodwaasomidana (ᓂᓐᑯᑣᐦᓱᒥᑕᓇ/ᐃᓐᑯᑣᐦᓱᒥᑕᓇ) |
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| 70 | niizhwaasimidana (ᓃᔣᐦᓯᒥᑕᓇ) niizhwaasomidana (ᓃᔣᐦᓱᒥᑕᓇ) |
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| 80 | [n]ishwaasimidana (ᓂᐦᔣᐦᓯᒥᑕᓇ/ᐃᐦᔣᐦᓯᒥᑕᓇ) [n]ishwaasomidana (ᓂᐦᔣᐦᓱᒥᑕᓇ/ᐃᐦᔣᐦᓱᒥᑕᓇ) |
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| 90 | zhaangasimidana (ᔖᓐᑲᐦᓯᒥᑕᓇ) zhaangasomidana (ᔖᓐᑲᐦᓱᒥᑕᓇ) |
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| 100 | [n]ingodwaak (ᓂᓐᑯᑣᐦᒃ/ᐃᓐᑯᑣᐦᒃ) |
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| 101 | [n]ingodwaak ashi bezhig (ᓂᓐᑯᑣᐦᒃ/ᐃᓐᑯᑣᐦᒃ ᐊᐦᔑ ᐯᔑᒃ) |
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| 200 | niizhwaak (ᓃᔣᐦᒃ) | |
| 300 | niswaak (ᓂᐦᔀᐦᒃ) | |
| 400 | niiwaak (ᓃᐗᐦᒃ) | |
| 500 | naanwaak (ᓈᓋᐦᒃ) | |
| 600 | [n]ingodwaassaak (ᓂᓐᑯᑣᐦᔂᐦᒃ/ᐃᓐᑯᑣᐦᔂᐦᒃ) |
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| 700 | niishwaaswaak (ᓃᔣᐦᔂᐦᒃ) | |
| 800 | [n]ishwaaswaak (ᓂᐦᔣᐦᔂᐦᒃ/ᐃᐦᔣᐦᔂᐦᒃ) |
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| 900 | zhaangaswaak (ᔖᓐᑲᐦᔂᐦᒃ) |
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| 1,000 | midaaswaak (ᒥᑖᐦᔂᐦᒃ) | |
| 10,000 | midaaching midaaswaak (ᒥᑖᐦᒋᓐᒃ ᒥᑖᐦᔂᐦᒃ) |
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| 100,000 | [n]ingodwaak daso midaaswaak (ᓂᓐᑯᑣᐦᒃ/ᐃᓐᑯᑣᐦᒃ ᑕᐦᓱ ᒥᑖᐦᔂᐦᒃ) |
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| 1,000,000 | midaaswaak daso midaaswaak (ᒥᑖᐦᔂᐦᒃ ᑕᐦᓱ ᒥᑖᐦᔂᐦᒃ) |
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| once | aabiding (ᐊᐱᑎᓐᒃ) [n]ingoding (ᓂᓐᑯᑎᓐᒃ/ᐃᓐᑯᑎᓐᒃ) |
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| twice | niizhing (ᓃᔑᓐᒃ) | |
| three times | nising (ᓂᐦᓯᓐᒃ) | |
| four times | niiwing (ᓃᐎᓐᒃ) | |
| five times | naaning (ᓈᓂᓐᒃ) | |
| six times | [n]ingodwaaching (ᓂᓐᑯᑣᐦᒋᓐᒃ/ᐃᓐᑯᑣᐦᒋᓐᒃ) |
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| seven times | niizhwaaching (ᓃᔣᐦᒋᓐᒃ) | |
| eight times | [n]ishwaaching (ᓂᐦᔣᐦᒋᓐᒃ/ᐃᐦᔣᐦᒋᓐᒃ) |
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| nine times | zhaangaching (ᔖᓐᑲᐦᒋᓐᒃ) | |
| ten times | midaaching (ᒥᑖᐦᒋᓐᒃ) |
| one- | bezhigo- (ᐯᔑᑯ), [n]ingo[do]- (ᓂᓐᑯ[ᑐ]/ᐃᓐᑯ[ᑐ]) |
| two- | niizho- (ᓃᔓ) |
| three- | niso- (ᓂᐦᓱ) |
| four- | niiwo- (ᓃᐒ), niiyo- (ᓃᔪ) |
| five- | naano- (ᓈᓄ) |
| six- | [n]ingodwaaso- (ᓂᓐᑯᑣᐦᓱ/ᐃᓐᑯᑣᐦᓱ) |
| seven- | niizhwaaso- (ᓃᔣᐦᓱ) |
| eight- | [n]iswaaso- (ᓂᐦᔂᐦᓱ/ᐃᐦᔂᐦᓱ) |
| nine- | zhaangaso- (ᔕᓐᑲᐦᓱ) |
| ten- | midaaso- (ᒥᑖᐦᓱ) |
| some- | daso- (ᑕᐦᓱ) |
Corrections by Charles J. Lippert
Information about Ojibwe numerals http://www.ojibwe.org/home/pdf/ojibwe_beginner_dictionary.pdf http://imp.lss.wisc.edu/~jrvalent/AIS/Assets/Pdfs/VocabOjibweNumbers.pdfs http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-ojibwa/en/oji/ http://indoojibwem.blogspot.co.uk/p/counting-in-ojibwe.html
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