How to count in Oneida (Onʌyotaʼa:ka), a Northern Iroquoian language spoken in Ontario in Canada, and New York state and Wisconsin in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | úska | tyotyelʌhtu |
| 2 | tékeni, tėken | teknihatúˑthne |
| 3 | áhsᴧ | ahsʌhatúˑthne |
| 4 | kayé | kayelihatúˑthne |
| 5 | wísk | wiskhatúˑthne |
| 6 | yá:yahk | |
| 7 | tsya:ták | |
| 8 | tékelu, tėklu, tėkeh | |
| 9 | wá:telu, wá:tlu | |
| 10 | oye:lí | |
| 11 | úska yawᴧ:lé | |
| 12 | tékni yawᴧ:lé | |
| 13 | áhsᴧ yawᴧ:lé | |
| 14 | kayé yawᴧ:lé | |
| 15 | wísk yawᴧ:lé | |
| 16 | yá:yaʔk yawᴧ:lé | |
| 17 | tsya:ták yawᴧ:lé | |
| 18 | téklu yawᴧ:lé | |
| 19 | wá:tlu yawᴧ:lé | |
| 20 | tewáshᴧ | |
| 21 | tewáshᴧ úska | |
| 22 | tewáshᴧ tèken | |
| 23 | tewáshᴧ áhsᴧ | |
| 24 | tewáshᴧ kayé | |
| 25 | tewáshᴧ wísk | |
| 26 | tewáshᴧ yá:yahk | |
| 27 | tewáshᴧ tsya:ták | |
| 28 | tewáshᴧ téklu | |
| 29 | tewáshᴧ wá:tlu | |
| 30 | áhsʌ niwáshʌ | |
| 40 | kayé niwáshʌ | |
| 50 | wísk niwáshʌ | |
| 60 | yáˑyaʔk niwáshʌ | |
| 70 | tsyaˑták niwáshʌ | |
| 80 | tékluʔ niwáshʌ | |
| 90 | wáˑtluʔ niwáshʌ | |
| 100 | úska tewʌʔnyáweluʔ | |
| 200 | tékni tewʌʔnyáweluʔ | |
| 300 | áhsᴧ tewʌʔnyáweluʔ | |
| 400 | kayé tewʌʔnyáweluʔ | |
| 500 | wísk tewʌʔnyáweluʔ | |
| 600 | yá:yahk tewʌʔnyáweluʔ | |
| 700 | tsya:ták tewʌʔnyáweluʔ | |
| 800 | téklu tewʌʔnyáweluʔ | |
| 900 | wá:tlu tewʌʔnyáweluʔ | |
| 1,000 | oyeˑlíˑ tewʌʔnyáweluʔ skanutóˑtslat [literally one box, probably from a strongbox of money] |
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Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Oneida numbers
http://www.native-languages.org/famiro_words.htm
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