Information about counting in Seneca (Onödowá'ga:'), an Iroquoian language spoken in Ontario in Canada and in New York State and Oklahoma in the USA
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 0 | dagʼwisdëʼ (nothing) |
| 1 | sga:d, sga:t |
| 2 | dekni:h, tekni:h |
| 3 | sëh, sɛh |
| 4 | ge:ih, ke:ih |
| 5 | wis |
| 6 | ye:iʼ, ye:iˀ |
| 7 | dza:dak, ja:tak |
| 8 | degyöʼ, tekyᴐˀ |
| 9 | johdö:h, tyotᴐ:h |
| 10 | washë:h, washɛ:h |
| 11 | sga:sgaeʼ, ská: ska:ɛˀ |
| 12 | dekni:sgaeʼ, tekní: ska:ɛˀ |
| 13 | së:sgaeʼ, sɛ: ska:ɛˀ |
| 14 | ge:ih:sgaeʼ, ke:ih ska:ɛˀ |
| 15 | wis:sgaeʼ, wis ska:ɛˀ |
| 16 | ye:iʼ:sgaeʼ, ye:iˀ ska:ɛˀ |
| 17 | dza:dak:sgaeʼ, ja:tak ska:ɛˀ |
| 18 | degyöʼ:sgaeʼ, tekyᴐˀ ska:ɛˀ |
| 19 | johdö:h:sgaeʼ, tyotᴐ:h ska:ɛˀ |
| 20 | dewashëh, tewáshɛ:h |
| 21 | dewashëh sga:d, tewáshɛ:h sga:t |
| 22 | dewashëh dekni:h, tewáshɛ:h tekni:h |
| 23 | dewashëh sëh, tewáshɛ:h sɛh |
| 24 | dewashëh ge:ih, tewáshɛ:h ke:ih |
| 25 | dewashëh wis, tewáshɛ:h wis |
| 26 | dewashëh ye:iʼ, tewáshɛ:h ye:iˀ |
| 27 | dewashëh dza:dak, tewáshɛ:h ja:tak |
| 28 | dewashëh degyöʼ, tewáshɛ:h tekyᴐˀ |
| 29 | dewashëh johdö:h, tewáshɛ:h tyotᴐ:h |
| 30 | sëh niwashë:h, sɛ niwáshɛ:h |
| 40 | ge:ih niwashë:h, ke:ih niwáshɛ:h |
| 50 | wis niwashë:h, wis niwáshɛ:h |
| 60 | ye:iʼ niwashë:h, ye:iˀ niwáshɛ:h |
| 70 | dza:dak niwashë:h, ja:tak niwáshɛ:h |
| 80 | degyöʼ niwashë:h, tekyᴐˀ niwáshɛ:h |
| 90 | johdö:h niwashë:h, tyotᴐ:h niwáshɛ:h |
| 100 | sga:d dewëʼnyaʼe:h, sga:t tewɛˀnyaˀe:h (lit. one strike of the hand) sga:d niwëʼnyaʼe:h, dewëʼnyaʼe:h or wëʼnya:ʼe:h |
| 102 | sga:d dewëʼnyaʼe:h dekni:h, sga:d niwëʼnyaʼe:h dekni:h |
| 200 | dekni:h dewëʼnyaʼe:h, dekni:h niwëʼnyaʼe:h |
| 243 | dekni:h dewëʼnyaʼe:h ge:ih niwashë:h sëh, dekni:h niwëʼnyaʼe:h ge:ih niwashë:h sëh |
| 300 | sëh nöʼdewëʼnyaʼe:h, sëh niwëʼnyaʼe:h |
| 376 | sëh nöʼdewëʼnyaʼe:h dza:dak niwashë:h ye:iʼ, sëh niwëʼnyaʼe:h dza:dak niwashë:h ye:iʼ |
| 400 | ge:ih nöʼdewëʼnyaʼe:h, ke:ih tewɛˀnyaˀe:h |
| 500 | wis nöʼdewëʼnyaʼe:h, wis tewɛˀnyaˀe:h |
| 600 | ye:iʼ nöʼdewëʼnyaʼe:h, ye:iˀ tewɛˀnyaˀe:h |
| 700 | dza:dak nöʼdewëʼnyaʼe:h, ja:tak tewɛˀnyaˀe:h |
| 800 | degyöʼ nöʼdewëʼnyaʼe:h, tekyᴐˀ tewɛˀnyaˀe:h |
| 900 | johdö:h nöʼdewëʼnyaʼe:h, tyotᴐ:h tewɛˀnyaˀe:h |
| 1,000 | sgaöshä:d, sgaöshä:t (lit. one box), nöʼdewëʼnyaʼeshäshë:h, (sga:t) nᴐˀtewɛˀnyaˀeshäshɛ:h (lit. ten hundreds) |
| 2,000 | degaöshä:ge:h (lit. two boxes) |
| 3,000 | së:nigaöshä:ge:h (lit. three boxes) |
| 1,000,000 | washë:h dewëʼnyaʼe:h nigáöshä:ge:h |
Sources: Wallace L. Chafe: English-Seneca Dictionary. Handbook of the Seneca Language, p. 37. The University of the State of New York, Albany – 1963. Onödowaʼga:ʼ Gawë:nö, pp. 33-34.
http://senecalanguage.com/wp-content/uploads/CHAFE-SENECA-GRAMMAR-PDF-FINAL.pdf
http://senecalanguage.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/SENECA-DICTIONARY-FINAL.pdf
http://senecalanguage.com/wp-content/uploads/Seneca-Language-Learning-Map-Level-One-2015.pdf
http://senecalanguage.com/
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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