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 |
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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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Information about Ottawa | Numbers
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