How to count in Unami (Lenape), an Algonquian language spoken in Oklahoma in the USA.
Phonetic transcriptions are shown in [square brackets]. The pronunciations in (brackets) are approximate renditions of the words.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kweti | [kwʌti] (kwuh-tee) |
| 2 | nisha | [niʃɑ] (nee-shah) |
| 3 | naxa | [nɑxɑ] (nah-hah) |
| 4 | newa | [newɑ] (nay-wah) |
| 5 | palenaxk | [pɑlɛnɑxk] (pah-leh-nahxk) |
| 6 | kwetash | [kwʌtɑʃ] (kwuh-tahsh) |
| 7 | nishash | [niʃɑʃ] (nee-shahsh) |
| 8 | xash | [xɑʃ] (xhash) |
| 9 | peshkung, peshkunk | ['pɛʃkɤŋg], [peʃkʊŋ] (paysh-koong) |
| 10 | telen | [tɛlɛn] (dell-uhn) |
| 11 | telen ok kweti | [tɛlɛn ɔk kwʌti] (dell-uhn ahk kwuh-tee) |
| 12 | telen ok nisha | [tɛlɛn ɔk niʃɑ] (dell-uhn ahk nee-shah) |
| 13 | telen ok naxa | [tɛlɛn ɔk nɑxɑ] (dell-uhn ahk nah-hah) |
| 14 | telen ok newa | [tɛlɛn ɔk newɑ] (dell-uhn ahk nay-wah) |
| 15 | telen ok palenaxk | [tɛlɛn ɔk pɑlɛnɑxk] (dell-uhn ahk pah-leh-nahxk) |
| 16 | telen ok kwetash | [tɛlɛn ɔk kwʌtɑʃ] (dell-uhn ahk kwuh-tahsh) |
| 17 | telen ok nishash | [tɛlɛn ɔk niʃɑʃ] (dell-uhn ahk nee-shahsh) |
| 18 | telen ok xash | [tɛlɛn xɑʃ] (dell-uhn ahk xhash) |
| 19 | telen ok peshkung | [tɛlɛn ɔk 'pɛʃkɤŋg ] (dell-uhn ahk paysh-koong) |
| 20 | nishinxke | [niʃiŋxke] (nee-sheenx-kay) |
| 21 | nishinxke ok kweti | [niʃiŋxke ɔk kwʌti] (nee-sheenx-kay ahk kwuh-tee) |
| 22 | nishinxke ok nisha | [niʃiŋxke ɔk niʃɑ] (nee- sheenx-kay ahk nee-shah) |
| 23 | nishinxke ok naxa | [niʃiŋxke ɔk nɑxɑ] (nee- sheenx-kay ahk nah-hah) |
| 24 | nishinxke ok newa | [niʃiŋxke ɔk newɑ] (nee- sheenx-kay ahk nay-wah) |
| 25 | nishinxke ok palenaxk | [niʃiŋxke ɔk pɑlɛnɑxk] (nee-sheenx-kay ahk pah-leh-nahxk) |
| 26 | nishinxke ok kwetash | [niʃiŋxke ɔk kwʌtɑʃ] (nee- sheenx-kay ahk kwuh-tahsh) |
| 27 | nishinxke ok nishash | [niʃiŋxke ɔk niʃɑʃ] (nee-sheenx-kay ahk nee-shahsh) |
| 28 | nishinxke ok xash | [niʃiŋxke ɔk xɑʃ] (nee-sheenx-kay ahk xhash) |
| 29 | nishinxke ok peshkung | [niʃiŋxke ɔk peʃkʊŋ] (nee-sheenx-kay ahk paysh-koong) |
| 30 | xinxke | [xiŋxke] (xinx-kay) |
| 40 | neinxke | [neiŋxki] (nay-eenx-kay) |
| 50 | palenaxk txinxke | [pɑlɛnɑxk txiŋxki] (pah-leh-nahxk txeen-xkay) |
| 60 | kwetash txinxke | [kwʌtɑʃ txiŋxki] (kwuh-tahsh txeen-xkay) |
| 70 | nishash txinxke | [niʃɑʃ txiŋxke] (nee-shahsh txeen-xkay) |
| 80 | xash txinxke | [xɑʃ txiŋxki] (xhash txeen-xkay) |
| 90 | peshkung txinxke | [pɛʃkuŋ txiŋxke] (paysh-koong txeen-xkay) |
| 100 | kwetapxki | [kwətɑpxki] (kwuh-tahp-xkee) |
| 105 | kwetapxki ok palenaxk | [kwətɑpxki ɔk pɑlɛnɑxk] (kwuh-tahp-xkee ahk pah-leh-nahxk) |
| 110 | kwetapxki ok telen | [kwətɑpxki ɔk tɛlɛn] (kwuh-tahp-xkee ahk dell-uhn) |
| 120 | kwetapxki ok nishinxke | [kwətɑpxki ɔk niʃiŋxke] (kwuh-tahp-xkee ahk nee-sheenx-kay) |
| 130 | kwetapxki ok xinxke | [kwətɑpxki ɔk xiŋxke] (kwuh-tahp-xkee ahk xinx-kay) |
| 140 | kwetapxki ok neinxke | [kwətɑpxki ɔk neiŋxki] (kwuh-tahp-xkee ahk nay-eenx-kay) |
| 150 | kwetapxki ok palenaxk txinxke | [kwətɑpxki ɔk pɑlɛnɑxk txiŋxki] (kwuh-tahp-xkee ahk pah-leh-nahxk txeen-xkay) |
| 160 | kwetapxki ok kwetash txinxke | [kwətɑpxki ɔk kwʌtɑʃ txiŋxki] (kwuh-tahp-xkee ahk kwuh-tahsh txeen-xkay) |
| 170 | kwetapxki ok nishash txinxke | [kwətɑpxki ɔk niʃɑʃ txiŋxke] (kwuh-tahp-xkee ahk nee-shahsh txeen-xkay) |
| 180 | kwetapxki ok xash txinxke | [kwətɑpxki ɔk xɑʃ txiŋxki] (kwuh-tahp-xkee ahk xhash txeen-xkay) |
| 190 | kwetapxki ok peshkung txinxke | [kwətɑpxki ɔk pɛʃkuŋ txiŋxke] (kwuh-tahp-xkee ahk paysh-koong txeen-xkay) |
| 200 | nishapxki | [niʃɑpxki] (nee-shahp-xkee) |
| 300 | naxapxki | [nɑxɑpxki] (nah-xahp- xkee) |
| 400 | neopxki | [neɑpxki] (nay-ohp-xkee) |
| 500 | palenaxk txapxki, paopxki | [pɑlɛnɑxk txɑpxki, peɑpxki] (pay-leh-nahxk txahp-kee, powp-xkee) |
| 600 | kwetash txapxki | [kwʌtɑʃ txɑpxki] (kwuh- tash txahp-kee) |
| 700 | nishash txapxki | [niʃɑʃ txɑpxki] (nee- shahsh txahp-kee) |
| 800 | xash txapxki | [xɑʃ txɑpxki] (xhash txahp-kay) |
| 900 | peshkung txapxki | [pɛʃkuŋ txɑpxki] (paysh-koong txahp-kee) |
| 1,000 | telen txen txapxki, telen txen kwetxapxki | [tɛlɛn txɛn txɑpxki, tɛlɛn txɛn kwətɑpxki] (dell-uhn txen txahp-kee, dell-uhn txen kwuh-txahp-kee) |
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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