How to count in Plains Cree (ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ / nēhiyawēwin), a Central Algonquin language spoken mainly in Canada.
Key to abbreviations: ND = northern dialect, SD = southern dialect
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ᐯᔭᐠ / peyak (SD) ᐱᔭᐠ / piyak (ND) |
ᒣᐧᒋᐯᔭᑳᐧᐤ / mēcipēyakāw |
| 2 | ᓃᓱ / nîso | ᒣᐧᒋ ᓃᓱ / mēci nīso |
| 3 | ᓂᐢᑐ / nisto | ᒣᐧᒋᓂᐢᑖᐧᐤ / mēcinistāw |
| 4 | ᓀᐓ / newo | ᒣᐧᒋᓀᐅᐧ / mēcinēwo |
| 5 | ᓃᔮᓇᐣ / nîyânan | ᒣᐧᒋᓃᔮᓇᐣ / mēcinīyānan |
| 6 | ᓂᑯᑤᓯᐠ / nikotwâsik | ᒣᐧᒋᓂᑯᑖᐧᓯᐠ / mēcinikotāsik |
| 7 | ᑌᐸᑯᐦᑊ / tepakohp (SD) ᑏᐸᑯᐦᑊ / tīpakohp (ND) |
ᒣᐧᒋᑌᐸᑯᐦᑊ / mēcitēpakohp |
| 8 | ᐊᔨᓈᓀᐤ / ayinânew (SD) ᐊᔨᓈᓃᐤ / ayinānīw (ND) |
ᒣᐧᒋᐊᔨᓈᓀᐤ / mēciayinānēw |
| 9 | ᑫᑳᒧᑖᑕᐦᐟ / kekâmitâtaht (SD) ᑮᑳ-ᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ / kīkā mitātaht (ND) |
ᒣᐧᒋᑮᑳᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ / mēcikīkāmitātaht |
| 10 | ᒧᑖᑕᐦᐟ / mitâtaht | ᒣᐧᒋᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ / mēcimitātaht |
| 11 | ᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ / peyakosâp | ᒣᐧᒋᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ / mēcipēyakosāp |
| 12 | ᓃᓱᓵᑊ / nîsosâp | ᒣᐧᒋᓃᓱᓵᑊ / mēcinīsosāp |
| 13 | ᓂᐢᑐᓵᑊ / nistosâp | ᒣᐧᒋᓂᑐᓵᑊ / mēᐧcinitosāp |
| 14 | ᓀᐓᓵᑊ / newosâp | ᒣᐧᒋᓀᐅᐧᓵᑊ / mēcinēosāp |
| 15 | ᓃᑖᓇᓄᓵᑊ / nîyânanosâp | ᒣᐧᒋᓀᔮᓇᓄᓵ / mēcinēyānanosā |
| 16 | ᓂᑯᑤᓱᓵᑊ / nikotwâsosâp | ᒣᐧᒋᓂᑯᑖᐧᓱᓵᑊ / mēcinikotāsosāp |
| 17 | ᑌᐸᐦᐅᐦᐳᓵᑊ / tepakohposâp | ᒣᐧᒋᑌᐸᑯᐦᐳᓵᑊ / mēcitēpakohposāp |
| 18 | ᐊᔨᓈᓀᐓᓵᑊ / ayinânewosâp | ᒣᐧᒋ ᐁᔨᓈᓀᐅᓵᑊ / mēci ēyinānēosāp |
| 19 | ᑫᑳᒧᑖᑕᐦᑐᓵᑊ / kekâmitâtahtosâp | |
| 20 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ / nîstanaw | ᒣᐧᒋᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ / mēcinîstanaw |
| 21 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ nîstanaw peyakosâp |
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| 22 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᓃᓱᓵᑊ nîstanaw nîsosâp |
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| 23 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᓂᐢᑐᓵᑊ nîstanaw nistosāp |
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| 24 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᓀᐓᓵᑊ nîstanaw newosâp |
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| 25 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᓃᑖᓇᓄᓵᑊ nîstanaw nîyânanosâp |
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| 26 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᓂᑯᑤᓱᓵᑊ nîstanaw nikotwâsosâp |
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| 27 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᑌᐸᐦᐅᐦᐳᓵᑊ nîstanaw tepakohposâp |
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| 28 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᐊᔨᓈᓀᐓᓵᑊ nîstanaw ayinânewosâp |
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| 29 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᑫᑳᒧᑖᑕᐦᑐᓵᑊ nîstanaw kekâmitâtahtosâp ᑫᑳᓃᐢᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ / kekâ-nîstomitanaw |
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| 30 | ᓃᐢᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ / nîstomitanaw | ᒣᐧᒋᓂᐢᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ / mēcinistomitanaw |
| 40 | ᓀᒥᑕᓇᐤ / nemitanaw | ᒣᐧᒋᓀᒥᑕᓇᐤ / mēcinēmitanaw |
| 50 | ᓃᑖᓇᓄᒥᑕᓇᐤ nîyânanomitanaw |
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| 60 | ᓂᑯᑖᓱᒥᑕᓇᐤ nikotwâsomitanaw |
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| 70 | ᑌᐸᑯᐦᐳᒥᑕᓇᐤ tepakohpomitanaw |
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| 80 | ᐊᔨᓈᓀᐓᒥᑕᓇᐤ ayinânewomitanaw |
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| 90 | ᑫᑳᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ kekâmitâtahtomitanaw |
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| 100 | ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ mitâtahtomitanaw |
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| 101 | ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ ᒦᓇ ᐯᔭᐠ mitâtahtomitanaw mîna peyak |
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| 200 | ᓃᔃᐤ ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ nîswâw mitâtahtomitanaw |
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| 300 | ᓂᐢᑤᐤ ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ nistwâw mitâtahtomitanaw |
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| 400 | ᓀᐚᐤ ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ newâw mitâtahtomitanaw |
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| 500 | ᓃᔮᓇᓎᐤ ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ nîyânanwâw mitâtahtomitanaw |
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| 600 | ᓂᑯᑤᔃᐤ ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ nikotwâswâw mitâtahtomitanaw |
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| 700 | ᑌᐸᐦᐅᐦᑇᐤ ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ tepakohpwâw mitâtahtomitanaw |
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| 800 | ᐊᔨᓈᓀᐚᐤ ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ ayinânewâw mitâtahtomitanaw |
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| 900 | ᑫᐦᐋᒥᑖᑕᐦᑤᐤ ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ kekâmitâtahtwâw mitâtahtomitanaw |
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| 1,000 | ᑭᐦᒋᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ kihci-mitâtahtomitanaw |
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| 1,000,000 | ᒫᐘᒋᑭᐦᒋᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ mâwaci-kihci-mitâtahtomitanaw |
Corrections and additions by William Swindler
Hear some numbers in Plains Cree:
Information about Plains Cree numbers
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Plains_Cree_numerals
https://plainscree.atlas-ling.ca/conversations/
https://www.creedictionary.com
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Plains Cree | Phrases | Numbers
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