How to count in Biloxi (Tanêksąyaa ade), an extinct Siouan language once spoken in parts of Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sǫsa | tan'nikiyan' (the) first (one) |
| 2 | nǫpa | |
| 3 | dani | |
| 4 | topa | |
| 5 | ksani | |
| 6 | akuxpe | |
| 7 | nąpahudi 1) | |
| 8 | dąhudi 1) | |
| 9 | ckane | |
| 10 | ohi | |
| 11 | ohi sǫsaxehe (lit. ‘one sitting on ten’) | |
| 12 | ohi nǫpaxehe (lit. ‘two sitting on ten’) etc. | |
| 13 | ohi danaxehe | |
| 14 | ohi topaxehe | |
| 15 | ohi ksanaxehe | |
| 16 | ohi akuxpaxehe | |
| 17 | ohi nąpahu axehe | |
| 18 | ohi dąxu axehe | |
| 19 | ohi ckanaxehe | |
| 20 | ohi nǫpa | |
| 21 | ohi nǫpa sǫsaxehe (lit. ‘one sitting on two tens’) | |
| 22 | ohi nǫpa nǫpaxehe (lit. ‘two sitting on two tens’) etc. | |
| 23 | ohi nǫpa danaxehe | |
| 24 | ohi nǫpa topaxehe | |
| 25 | ohi nǫpa ksanaxehe | |
| 26 | ohi nǫpa akuxpaxehe | |
| 27 | ohi nǫpa nąpahu axehe | |
| 28 | ohi nǫpa dąxu axehe | |
| 29 | ohi nǫpa ckanaxehe | |
| 30 | ohi dani | |
| 40 | ohi topa | |
| 50 | ohi ksani | |
| 60 | ohi akuxpe | |
| 70 | ohi nąpahudi | |
| 80 | ohi dąhudi | |
| 90 | ohi ckane | |
| 100 | tsipa | |
| 101 | tsipa sǫsaxehe (lit. ‘one sitting on 100’) | |
| 102 | tsipa nǫpaxehe | |
| 103 | tsipa danaxehe | |
| 111 | tsipa ohi sǫsaxehe | |
| 200 | tsipa nǫpa | |
| 300 | tsipa dani | |
| 400 | tsipa topa | |
| 500 | tsipa ksani | |
| 600 | tsipa akuxpe | |
| 700 | tsipa nąpahudi | |
| 800 | tsipa dąhudi | |
| 900 | tsipa ckane | |
| 1,000 | tsipįciyą (lit. ‘old man hundred’) | |
| once | de sǫsa | |
| twice | de nǫpa | |
| three times | de dani | |
| four times | de topa | |
| five times | de ksani | |
| twofold | akipta nǫpa | |
| threefold | akipta dani | |
| fourfold | akipta topa | |
| tenfold | akipta ohi | |
| one hundredfold | akipta tsipa | |
| one half | ukikįke, kįkįke |
Sources:
- Paul Ferris Enaudi: A Grammar of Biloxi. New York – 1976.
- James Owen Dorsey: A Dictionary of the Biloxi and Ofo Languages. Washington – 1912.
- https://ia601406.us.archive.org/1/items/adictionarybilo02swangoog/adictionarybilo02swangoog.pdf
Information about Biloxi | Numbers in Biloxi
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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