Information about counting in Sauk (Thâkiwâtowêweni), an Algonquian language spoken in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nekoti | mehtami |
| 2 | nîshwi | nîshônameki |
| 3 | nethwi | nêthônameki |
| 4 | nyêwi | nyêwônameki |
| 5 | nyânanwi | nyânanônameki |
| 6 | nekotwâshika | |
| 7 | nôhika | |
| 8 | neshwâshika | |
| 9 | shâka | |
| 10 | metâthwi | |
| 11 | metâthwi nekoti | |
| 12 | metâthwi nîshwi | |
| 13 | metâthwi nethwi | |
| 14 | metâthwi nyêwi | |
| 15 | metâthwi nyânanwi | |
| 16 | metâthwi nekotwâshika | |
| 17 | metâthwi nôhika | |
| 18 | metâthwi neshwâshika | |
| 19 | metâthwi shâka | |
| 20 | nîshwâpitaki | |
| 21 | nîshwâpitaki nekoti | |
| 22 | nîshwâpitaki nîshwi | |
| 23 | nîshwâpitaki nethwi | |
| 24 | nîshwâpitaki nyêwi | |
| 25 | nîshwâpitaki nyânanwi | |
| 26 | nîshwâpitaki nekotwâshika | |
| 27 | nîshwâpitaki nôhika | |
| 28 | nîshwâpitaki neshwâshika | |
| 29 | nîshwâpitaki shâka | |
| 30 | nethwâpitaki | |
| 40 | nyêwâpitaki | |
| 50 | shekihkanawe | |
| 60 | nekotwâshikâpitaki | |
| 70 | nôhikâpitaki | |
| 80 | neshwâshikâpitaki | |
| 90 | shâkâpitaki | |
| 100 | nekotwâhkwe | |
| 200 | nîshwâhkwe | |
| 300 | nethwâhkwe | |
| 400 | nyêwâhkwe | |
| 500 | nyânanwâhkwe | |
| 600 | nekotwâshika tathwâhkwe | |
| 700 | nôhika tathwâhkwe | |
| 800 | neshwâshika tathwâhkwe | |
| 900 | shâka tathwâhkwe | |
| 1,000 | nekoti mahkahkwe | |
| 2,000 | nîshwi mahkahkwe | |
| 3,000 | nethwi mahkahkwe | |
| 4,000 | nyêwi mahkahkwe | |
| 5,000 | nyânanwi mahkahkwe | |
| 6,000 | nekotwâshika mahkahkwe | |
| 7,000 | nôhika mahkahkwe | |
| 8,000 | neshwâshika mahkahkwe | |
| 9,000 | shâka mahkahkwe | |
| 10,000 | metâthwi mahkahkwe |
Sources: Sauk Language workbook.
Gordon Whittaker: A Concise Dictionary of the Sauk Language, Stroud, Oklahoma, 2005.
Hear some Sauk numbers:
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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