How to count in Ottawa (Nishnaabemwin), a dialect of Ojibwe spoken in southern Ontario in Canada and northern Michigan in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | bezhig |
| 2 | niizh |
| 3 | nswi |
| 4 | niiwin |
| 5 | naanan |
| 6 | ngodwaaswi |
| 7 | niizhwaaswi |
| 8 | nshwaaswi |
| 9 | zhaangswi |
| 10 | mdaaswi |
| 11 | mdaaswi shi bezhig |
| 12 | mdaaswi shi niizh |
| 13 | mdaaswi shi niswi |
| 14 | mdaaswi shi niiwin |
| 15 | mdaaswi shi naanan |
| 16 | mdaaswi shi ngodwaaswi |
| 17 | mdaaswi shi niizhwaaswi |
| 18 | mdaaswi shi nshwaaswi |
| 19 | mdaaswi shi zhaangswi |
| 20 | niizhdana |
| 21 | niizhdana shi bezhig |
| 22 | niizhdana shi niizh |
| 23 | niizhdana shi niswi |
| 24 | niizhdana shi niiwin |
| 25 | niizhdana shi naanan |
| 26 | niizhdana shi ngodwaaswi |
| 27 | niizhdana shi niizhwaaswi |
| 28 | niizhdana shi nshwaaswi |
| 29 | niizhdana shi zhaangswi |
| 30 | nsimdana |
| 40 | niimdana |
| 50 | naanmidna |
| 60 | ngodwaasmidna |
| 70 | niizhwaasmidna |
| 80 | nshwaasmidna |
| 90 | zhaangsimdana |
| 100 | ngodwaak |
| 200 | niizhwaak |
| 1,000 | mdaaswaak |
Information about Ottawa numerals
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Ottawa_numerals
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