How to count in Chitimacha (Sitimaxa), a language isolate which was formerly spoken in southern Louisiana in the USA, and which is currently being revived.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | qungu | qungkãmiig¹ |
| 2 | qupa | qupkãmiig |
| 3 | kaayji | kaayjikãmiig |
| 4 | mĕxa | mĕxkãmiig |
| 5 | husa | huskãmiig |
| 6 | hatka | hatkãmiig |
| 7 | kixta | kixtkãmiig |
| 8 | keeta | keetkãmiig |
| 9 | mixta | mixtkãmiig |
| 10 | heyji | heyjikãmiig |
| 11 | heyji qungu patnix² | |
| 12 | heyji qupa patnix | |
| 13 | heyji kaayji patnix | |
| 14 | heyji mĕxa patnix | |
| 15 | heyji husa patnix | |
| 16 | heyji hatka patnix | |
| 17 | heyji kixta patnix | |
| 18 | heyji keeta patnix | |
| 19 | heyji mixta patnix | |
| 20 | heyji qupa³ | |
| 30 | heyji kaayji | |
| 40 | heyji mĕxa | |
| 50 | heyji husa | |
| 60 | heyji hatka | |
| 70 | heyji kixta | |
| 80 | heyji keeta | |
| 90 | heyji mixta | |
| 100 | puup | |
| 200 | puup qupa | |
| 300 | puup kaayji | |
| 400 | puup mĕxa | |
| 500 | puup husa | |
| 600 | puup hatka | |
| 700 | puup kixta | |
| 800 | puup keeta | |
| 900 | puup mixta | |
| 1,000 | puup qaxinjada | |
| 2,000 | puup qaxinjada qupa | |
| 3,000 | puup qaxinjada kaayji | |
| 4,000 | puup qaxinjada mĕxa | |
| 5,000 | puup qaxinjada husa | |
| 6,000 | puup qaxinjada hatka | |
| 7,000 | puup qaxinjada kixta | |
| 8,000 | puup qaxinjada keeta | |
| 9,000 | puup qaxinjada mixta | |
| 10,000 | puup qaxinjada heyji | |
| once (the first time) |
qungkãmink⁴ | |
| two times (the second time) |
qupkãmink | |
| three times (the third time) |
kaayjikãmink | |
| four times (the fourth time) |
mĕxkãmink | |
| five times (the fifth time) |
huskãmink | |
| six times (the sixth time) |
hatkãmink | |
| seven times (the seventh time) |
kixtkãmink | |
| eight times (the eighth keet time) |
kãmink | |
| nine times (the ninth time) |
mixtkãmink | |
| ten times (the tenth time) |
heyjikãmink |
Source: Modern Chitimacha (Sitimaxa). Cultural Department, Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana. Compiled and edited by Julian Granberry, 2008.
Information about Chitimacha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitimacha_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/ctm
http://www.native-languages.org/chitimacha.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4xrsxGE6XA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7zd8akzv_0
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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