How to count in Inuktun (Avanersuarmiutut), an Inuit language spoken in Avannaa County in the northwest of Greenland.
Note: numbers in italics are borrowed from Danish.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | atauhiq | hiulliq |
| 2 | marluk | aippaa |
| 3 | pingahut | pingajuat |
| 4 | hihamat | hihamaat |
| 5 | tallimat | tallimaat |
| 6 | arviniglit | |
| 7 | arviniq marluk | |
| 8 | arviniq pingahut | |
| 9 | qulingiluat | |
| 10 | qulit | |
| 11 | aqqaniglit | |
| 12 | aqqani marluk | |
| 13 | tretten | |
| 14 | fjorten | |
| 15 | femten | |
| 16 | arvirhaniglit, seksten | |
| 17 | arvirhaniq marluk, sytten | |
| 18 | atten | |
| 19 | nitten | |
| 20 | kauktut, tiuvat (from Danish tyve) | |
| 21 | en og tyve | |
| 22 | to og tyve | |
| 23 | tre og tyve | |
| 24 | fire og tyve | |
| 25 | fem og tyve | |
| 26 | seks og tyve | |
| 27 | syv og tyve | |
| 28 | otte og tyve | |
| 29 | ni og tyve | |
| 30 | tredive | |
| 40 | fyrre | |
| 50 | halvtreds | |
| 60 | tres | |
| 70 | halvfjerds | |
| 80 | firs | |
| 90 | halvfems | |
| 100 | hunnuruju | |
| 1,000 | tussinti |
Source: Michael Fortescue. INUKTUN. An Introduction to the Language of Qaanaaq, Thule. Institut for Eskimologi 15, Københavns Universitet, 1991.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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