How to count in Lakota (Lakȟótiyapi), a Siouan language spoken mainly in North Dakota and South Dakota in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | waŋží | tokeya |
| 2 | núŋpa | inúŋpa |
| 3 | yámni | iyámni |
| 4 | tópa | itópa |
| 5 | záptaŋ | izáptaŋ |
| 6 | šákpe | išákpe |
| 7 | šakówiŋ | išakówiŋ |
| 8 | šaglógaŋ | išaglógaŋ |
| 9 | napčíyuŋka | inapčíyuŋka |
| 10 | wikčémna | iwikčémna |
| 11 | akéwaŋži | |
| 12 | akénuŋpa | |
| 13 | akéyamni | |
| 14 | akétopa | |
| 15 | akézaptaŋ | |
| 16 | akéšakpe | |
| 17 | akéšakowiŋ | |
| 18 | akéšaglogaŋ | |
| 19 | akénapčiyuŋka | |
| 20 | wikčémna núŋpa | |
| 21 | wikčémna núŋpa aké waŋží | |
| 22 | wikčémna núŋpa aké núŋpa | |
| 23 | wikčémna núŋpa aké yámni | |
| 24 | wikčémna núŋpa aké tópa | |
| 25 | wikčémna núŋpa aké záptaŋ | |
| 26 | wikčémna núŋpa aké šákpe | |
| 27 | wikčémna núŋpa aké šakówiŋ | |
| 28 | wikčémna núŋpa aké šaglógaŋ | |
| 29 | wikčémna núŋpa aké napčíyuŋka | |
| 30 | wikčémna yámni | |
| 40 | wikčémna tópa | |
| 50 | wikčémna záptaŋ | |
| 60 | wikčémna šákpe | |
| 70 | wikčémna šakówiŋ | |
| 80 | wikčémna šaglógaŋ | |
| 90 | wikčémna napčíyuŋka | |
| 100 | opáwiŋǧe | |
| 200 | opáwiŋǧe núŋpa | |
| 300 | opáwiŋǧe yámni | |
| 400 | opáwiŋǧe tópa | |
| 500 | opáwiŋǧe záptaŋ | |
| 600 | opáwiŋǧe šákpe | |
| 700 | opáwiŋǧe šakówiŋ | |
| 800 | opáwiŋǧe šaglógaŋ | |
| 900 | opáwiŋǧe napčíyuŋka | |
| 1,000 | khektópawiŋǧe | |
| 2,000 | kȟoktá núŋpa | |
| 3,000 | kȟoktá yámni | |
| 1,000,000 | kȟoktášiča |
Information about counting in Lakota
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-lakota/en/lkt/
https://www.nativecairns.org/resources/digital/audio/numbers.html
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Hear some Lakota numbers:
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