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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