How to count in Wiyot (Soulatluk), an Algic language that was spoken in Humboldt Bay in northwestern California, which is being revived.
Wiyot numbers change depending on what you are counting. The forms shown below are used for counting people, many animals, and for abstract counting. When counting long objects, such as arrows, trees, fingers, snakes, etc, 1-4 would be goutsak, rridak, rrikak, rrawak. For roundish things, such as rocks, baskets, etc., they would be em>goutsutk, rri'dutk, rrikutk, rrawutk
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 | goutsurrr |
| 2 | rri'durr |
| 3 | rrikurr |
| 4 | rriya'wurr |
| 5 | we'sagh (hulurr) |
| 6 | duklhulouk |
| 7 | ha'luw |
| 8 | hiwi'duw |
| 9 | vushurouk |
| 10 | rrulouk |
| 11 | rrulouk hulurr ve goutsurrr |
| 12 | rrulouk hulurr ve rri'durr |
| 13 | rrulouk hulurr ve rrikurr |
| 14 | rrulouk hulurr ve rriya'wurr |
| 15 | rrulouk hulurr ve we'sagh (hulurr) |
| 16 | rrulouk hulurr ve duklhulouk |
| 17 | rrulouk hulurr ve ha'luw |
| 18 | rrulouk hulurr ve hiwi'duw |
| 19 | rrulouk hulurr ve vushurouk |
| 20 | rri'duva |
| 21 | rri'duva hulurr ve goutsurrr |
| 22 | rri'duva hulurr ve rri'durr |
| 23 | rri'duva hulurr ve rrikurr |
| 24 | rri'duva hulurr ve rriya'wurr |
| 25 | rri'duva hulurr ve we'sagh (hulurr) |
| 26 | rri'duva hulurr ve duklhulouk |
| 27 | rri'duva hulurr ve ha'luw |
| 28 | rri'duva hulurr ve hiwi'duw |
| 29 | rri'duva hulurr ve vushurouk |
| 30 | rrikva |
| 40 | rra'ma |
Sources and information about Wiyot numbers
https://www.wiyot.us/316/Counting-in-Soulatluk
https://www.wiyot.us/317/Counting-1-4
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Wiyot.htm
Hear some Wiyot numbers (and other things):
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