How to count in Deg Xinag (Degexit'an), a Northern Athabaskan language spoken along the lower Yukon River in Alaska in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal (things) | Cardinal (persons) | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | giłiggi | giłigginh | hingitthe |
| 2 | teqa | notin (Y) notni (K) |
ye xitsˈin |
| 3 | toq | toxin (Y) toxni (K) |
nodixitsˈin |
| 4 | denhchˈe | diniyhin (Y) diniyhni (K) |
toxdixitsˈin |
| 5 | giłixsnaloˈ, giłixsnal | gesiłnalin (Y) giłuxsnaloˈni (K) |
|
| 6 | donganh gełeq (K) donganh giłiggi (Y) |
donganh giłiggni (K) donganh giłiggin (Y) |
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| 7 | donganh teqa | ||
| 8 | donganh toq, niłqˈa denhchˈe | ||
| 9 | donganh denhchˈe | ||
| 10 | niłqˈosnal, niłqˈosnalo donganh gełixsnaloˈ |
niłqˈosnalin | |
| 11 | niłqˈosnal giłiggi viqˈidz iy | ||
| 12 | niłqˈosnal teqa viqˈidz iy | ||
| 13 | niłqˈosnal toq viqˈidz iy | ||
| 14 | niłqˈosnal denhchˈe viqˈidz iy | ||
| 15 | din xiqˈidh | ||
| 16 | ? | ||
| 17 | ? | ||
| 18 | ? | ||
| 19 | ? | ||
| 20 | giłigginh dina | giłigginh dinan | |
| 30 | giłigginh dina niłqˈosnal | ||
| 40 | notin dina | ||
| 50 | notin dina niłqˈosnal | ||
| 60 | toxin dina (Y) toxni dina (K) |
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| 70 | toxin dina niłqˈosnal | ||
| 80 | diniyhin dina (Y) diniyhni dina (K) |
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| 90 | diniyhin dina niłqˈosnal | ||
| 100 | giłiggi ginditˈoy (Y) | ||
| once | gełix, gełixdi | ||
| twice | nodi | ||
| 3 times | toxdi | ||
| 4 times | diniyhdi | ||
| 5 times | gesiłnaldi (Y) giłuxsnaloˈdi (K) |
||
| 6 times | donganh gełixdi | ||
| 10 times | niłqˈosnaldi | ||
| half | gighonˈ | ||
| one-fourth | giłigi qˈithghonˈ | ||
| none, nothing | viqul |
(Y) Yukon dialect
(K) Kuskokwim dialect
Source: Deg Xinag. Ingalik Noun Dictionary (Preliminary). Compiled by James Kari, Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska – 1978.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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