Information about counting in Cayuga (Goyogo̱hó:nǫ’), an Iroquoian language spoken in southern Ontario in Canada, and also in New York State in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sga:t | da.wá:gyę:t, gyo.gyę́h.dǫh |
| 2 | dekni: | dek.ní: wa.dǫ́ˀtaˀ |
| 3 | ahsęh | ah.sę́h wa.dǫ́ˀtaˀ |
| 4 | géi | |
| 5 | hwíhs | |
| 6 | hyéiʼ | |
| 7 | já:dahk | |
| 8 | degrǫʼ | |
| 9 | gyo̱hdǫ: | |
| 10 | wa̱hshę̱ | |
| 11 | sga:t sga̱heʼ | |
| 12 | dekni: sga̱heʼ | |
| 13 | ahsęh sga̱heʼ | |
| 14 | géi sga̱heʼ | |
| 15 | hwíhs sga̱heʼ | |
| 16 | hyéiʼ sga̱heʼ | |
| 17 | já:dahk sga̱heʼ | |
| 18 | degrǫʼ sga̱heʼ | |
| 19 | gyo̱hdǫ: sga̱heʼ | |
| 20 | dewáhshę̱: | |
| 21 | dewáhshę̱: sga:t | |
| 22 | dewáhshę̱: dekni: | |
| 23 | dewáhshę̱: ahsęh | |
| 24 | dewáhshę̱: géi | |
| 25 | dewáhshę̱: hwihs | |
| 26 | dewáhshę̱: hyéiʼ | |
| 27 | dewáhshę̱: já:dahk | |
| 28 | dewáhshę̱: degrǫʼ | |
| 29 | dewáhshę̱: gyo̱hdǫ: | |
| 30 | ahsę́ niwáhshę̱ | |
| 40 | géi niwáhshę̱ | |
| 50 | hwíhs niwáhshę̱ | |
| 60 | hyéiʼ niwáhshę̱ | |
| 70 | já:dahk niwáhshę̱ | |
| 80 | degrǫʼ niwáhshę̱ | |
| 90 | gyo̱hdǫ: niwáhshę̱ | |
| 100 | sga:t dewę̱ʼnyawʼe: (one hundred) | |
| 200 | dekni: dewę̱ʼnyawʼe: | |
| 300 | ahsęh nʼadewʼę̱nyá:wʼe: * | |
| 345 | ahsęh nʼadewʼę̱nyá:wʼe: géi niwáhshę̱ hwihs | |
| 400 | géi nʼadewʼę̱nyá:wʼe: | |
| 483 | géi na̲ˀdewę̲ˀnya:wé:ˀ degrǫ́ˀ niwahshę́: ahsęh | |
| 500 | hwíhs nʼadewʼę̱nyá:wʼe: | |
| 561 | hwihs na̲ˀdewę̲ˀnya:wé:ˀ hyeíˀ niwahshę́: sga:t | |
| 600 | hyéiʼ nʼadewʼę̱nyá:wʼe: | |
| 700 | já:dahk nʼadewʼę̱nyá:wʼe: | |
| 786 | já:dahk nʼadewʼę̱nyá:wʼé: degrǫʼ niwáhshę̱ hyéiʼ | |
| 800 | degrǫʼ nʼadewʼę̱nyá:wʼe: | |
| 900 | gyo̱hdǫ: nʼadewʼę̱nyá:wʼe: | |
| 1,000 | nʼadewʼę̱nyá:wʼe: * | |
| 3,841 | ahsę́h niwahsę́: degrǫ́ˀ na̲ˀdewęnya:wé: géi niwahsę́: sga:t (38x100) + (40+1) |
|
| once | sgá:t hę.wá:dra:s | |
| twice | dek.ní: hę.wá:dra:s | |
| three times | ah.sę́h hę.wá:dra:s | |
| last | hes.gá:gǫ:t |
Sources: Mithun M., Henry R. Watęwayę́stanih: A Cayuga Teaching Grammar. Brantford: Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Centre, 2005, pp. 70-71.
https://www.phon.ca/cayuga/Numbers
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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