How to count in Tuscarora (Ska:rù:rę'), a Northern Iroquoian language spoken in Ontario in Canada, and in North Carolina and New York in the USA.
Note: These numbers come from several different sources which use different spelling conventions.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | é̢·či, étsi |
| 2 | né:kti:, nekdi, nékti |
| 3 | áhsę, áhse, a:se |
| 4 | hę’tahk, hé‘tahk, he’dak |
| 5 | wisk |
| 6 | uhyak, óhya‘k |
| 7 | ja’nak, tsá‘nahk |
| 8 | nekre’, nékhre‘ |
| 9 | nihre |
| 10 | wathe, wáhthe |
| 11 | eh-geeh th’kah-heh’r |
| 12 | nehk-dee th’kah-heh’r |
| 13 | ah-seh th’kah-heh’r |
| 14 | heh-dauk th’kah-heh’r |
| 15 | wee’sk th’kah-hehr |
| 16 | oo-yeak th’kah-hehr |
| 17 | chah-nauk th’kah-hahr |
| 18 | neh-kr eh th’kah-hehr |
| 19 | nee-reuh th’kah-hehr |
| 20 | neh-wah-th’heh |
| 21 | neh-wah-th’her eh-cheeh |
| 22 | neh-wah-th’her nehk-dee |
| 23 | neh-wah-th’her ah-seh |
| 24 | neh-wah-th’her heh-dauk |
| 25 | neh-wah-th’her wee’sk |
| 26 | neh-wah-th’her oo-yeak |
| 27 | neh-wah-th’her chah-nauk |
| 28 | neh-wah-th’her neh-kr eh |
| 29 | neh-wah-th’her nee-reuh |
| 30 | ah-seh : dee-wah-heh |
| 40 | heh-dauk: dee-wath-heh |
| 50 | weesk-dee-wah-th’heh |
| 60 | oo-yeak-dee-wah-th’heh |
| 70 | chah-nauk-dee-wah-th’heh |
| 80 | neh-kreh-dee-wah-th’heh |
| 90 | nee-reuh-dee-wah-th’heh |
| 100 | -yahsti, -yeah-stee |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Tuscarora numbers
http://www.native-languages.org/famiro_words.htm
https://www.coastalcarolinaindians.com/chief-elton-greenes-tuscarora-dictionary/
http://www.zompist.com/numbers.shtml
Information about Tuscarora | Numbers
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