How to count in Omaha (Umoⁿhoⁿ), a Western Siouan language spoken in Nebraska and Oklahoma in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | wiⁿ | |
| 2 | thóⁿba | wénoⁿba |
| 3 | thabthiⁿ | wéthabthiⁿ |
| 4 | dúba | wéduba |
| 5 | sátoⁿ | wésatʰoⁿ |
| 6 | shape | wéshape |
| 7 | péthoⁿba | wépethóⁿba |
| 8 | pethábthiⁿ | wépethábthiⁿ |
| 9 | shóⁿka | wéshoⁿkʰa |
| 10 | gthéba | wégtheba |
| 11 | agthíⁿwiⁿ | wéagthíⁿwiⁿ |
| 12 | shapenóⁿba | wéshapenóⁿba |
| 13 | agthíⁿthabthiⁿ | wéagthiⁿthábthiⁿ |
| 14 | agthíⁿduba | wéagthiⁿdúba |
| 15 | agthíⁿsatoⁿ | wéagthiⁿsátʰoⁿ |
| 16 | agthíⁿshape | wéagthiⁿshápe |
| 17 | agthíⁿpethóⁿba | wéagthíⁿpethóⁿba |
| 18 | agthíⁿpethábthiⁿ | wéagthíⁿpethábthiⁿ |
| 19 | agthíⁿshoⁿka | wéagthíⁿshoⁿka |
| 20 | gthéba nóⁿba | wégthebanóⁿba |
| 30 | gthébathábthiⁿ | wégthebathábthiⁿ |
| 40 | gthébadúba | wégthebadúba |
| 50 | gthéba sátʰoⁿ | wégthebasátʰoⁿ |
| 60 | gthébashápe | wegthebashápe |
| 70 | gthéba péthoⁿba | wégthebapéthoⁿba |
| 80 | gthéba péthabthiⁿ | wégthebapethábthiⁿ |
| 90 | gthébashóⁿkʰa | wégthebashóⁿka |
| 100 | gthébahíwiⁿ | wégthebahíwiⁿ |
Sources
http://omahaponca.unl.edu/partofspeech/word_list/1
http://www.native-languages.org/omaha_words.htm
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