How to count in Hidatsa (Hiraaciré’), a Siouan language spoken mainly in North Dakota and South Dakota in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nuwáca | íìcihga iicíhga |
| 2 | núùba | iiruhbáà |
| 3 | náàwii | iirahawíá |
| 4 | doobá | iidohbáà |
| 5 | gihxú | iigihxú |
| 6 | agaawá | iiˀagaawá |
| 7 | sáhbua | iisáhbua |
| 8 | núùbahbi | iirúùbahbi |
| 9 | nuwácahbi | iiruwácahbi |
| 10 | biragá | iibiragá |
| 11 | axbíruwaca | |
| 12 | axbíruuba | |
| 13 | axbíraawi | |
| 14 | axbídooba | |
| 15 | axbígihxu | |
| 16 | áxbagaawa | |
| 17 | axbísahbua | |
| 18 | axbíruubahbi | |
| 19 | axbíruwacahbi | |
| 20 | núhbaabiraga | |
| 21 | núhbaabiragag nuwáca* | |
| 22 | núhbaabiragag núùba | |
| 23 | núhbaabiragag náàwii | |
| 24 | núhbaabiragag doobá | |
| 25 | núhbaabiragag gihxú | |
| 26 | núhbaabiragag agaawá | |
| 27 | núhbaabiragag sáhbua | |
| 28 | núhbaabiragag núùbahbi | |
| 29 | núhbaabiragag nuwácahbi | |
| 30 | náhawiabiraga | |
| 40 | dohbáàbiraga dohbáhaabiraga |
|
| 50 | gihxúhaabiraga | |
| 60 | agaawáhaabiraga | |
| 70 | sáhbuhaabiraga | |
| 80 | núùbahbihaabiraga | |
| 90 | nuwácahbihaabiraga | |
| 100 | biragihdíà [hundred] biragihdíà nuwáca [one hundred] |
|
| 145 | biragihdíà nuwácag dohbáàbiragag gihxú | |
| 200 | biragihdíà núùba biragihdíàruuba |
|
| 300 | biragihdíàraawii | |
| 368 | biragihdíàraawiig agaawáhaabiragag núùbahbi | |
| 400 | biragihdíàdooba | |
| 500 | biragihdíà gihxú | |
| 600 | biragihdíà agaawá | |
| 700 | biragihdíà sáhbua | |
| 800 | biragihdíà núùbahbi | |
| 900 | biragihdíà nuwácahbi | |
| 1,000 | áhgagoori [thousand] áhgagoori nuwáca [one thousand] |
|
| 2,000 | áhgagoori núùba | |
| 3,000 | áhgagoori náàwii | |
| 4,000 | áhgagoori doobá | |
| 5,000 | áhgagoorigihxu | |
| 6,000 | áhgagoori agaawá | |
| 7,000 | áhgagoori sáhbua | |
| 8,000 | áhgagoori núùbahbi | |
| 9,000 | áhgagoori nuwácahbi | |
| 10,000 | áhgagoori biragá áhgagooribiraga |
|
| 20,000 | áhgagoori núhbaabiraga | |
| 30,000 | áhgagoori náhawiabiraga | |
| 40,000 | áhgagoori dohbáàbiraga | |
| 50,000 | áhgagoori gihxúhaabiraga | |
| 60,000 | áhgagoori agaawáhaabiraga | |
| 70,000 | áhgagoori sáhbuhaabiraga | |
| 80,000 | áhgagoori núùbahbihaabiraga | |
| 90,000 | áhgagoori nuwácahbihaabiraga | |
| 100,000 | áhgagoori biragihdíà áhgagoori biragihdíàruwaca |
|
| once | nuwahcáà, nuwahcáhaa | |
| twice | nuhbáà, nuhbáhaa | |
| three times | nahawíá | |
| four times | dohbáà, doobáhaa | |
| five times | gihxúhaa | |
| six times | agaawáhaa | |
| seven times | sáhbuhaa | |
| eight times | núùbahbihaa | |
| nine times | nuwácahbihaa | |
| ten times | biragáhaa |
*Numbers between decimals are formed by adding the coordinative suffix –g (and) to the decimal and the desired cardinal number from one to nine.
Source: Indrek Park. A GRAMMAR OF HIDATSA. Indiana University, May 2012.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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