How to count in Cruzeño (Isleño), a Island Chumash language that was spoken in the Channel Island off the coast of Santa Barbara, California in the USA until the early 20th century. Efforts are currently being made to revive it.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | 'ismala |
| 2 | 'iščom |
| 3 | masəx |
| 4 | skumu |
| 5 | syet'isma |
| 6 | syet'iščom |
| 7 | syetmasəx |
| 8 | malawa |
| 9 | spa'a |
| 10 | kaškom |
| 11 | tə'lu |
| 12 | masəxpaskumu |
| 13 | masəx patskumu həwan 'ismala |
| 20 | 'iščom paškaškom |
| 30 | masəx paška'aškom |
| 100 | ka'aškom paška'aškom |
Information compiled by Mark Levinson
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Information about Cruzeño
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruzeño_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/crz
https://cla.berkeley.edu/languages/island-chumash.php
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/cruz1243
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