How to count in Mandan (Nų́ų́ʔetaa íroo), a Siouan language that was spoken in North Dakota in the USA until 2016, and is currently being revived.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ma'xana, maxana | ų’tɛ koonti |
| 2 | nup, nompah | inup konumpehank |
| 3 | na:'mini, nahmeni | ina:'mini konahmenihank |
| 4 | top, tohpa | itop kotohpahhank |
| 5 | ki'xu, kexu | iki'xu kokexuhank |
| 6 | ki:'ma, kihma | iki:'ma kokihmahank |
| 7 | ku:'pa, kuhpa | iku:'pa kokuhpahank |
| 8 | tɛ:'tuki, tettake | itɛ:'tuki kotettakehank |
| 9 | ma'xpe, maxpe | ima'xpe komaxpehank |
| 10 | pi'rək, piraq, pidaks | ipi'rək kopiraqhank |
| 11 | a:'ka ma'xana, ahga maxana | |
| 12 | a:'ka nup, ahga nompah | |
| 13 | a:'ka na:'mini, ahga nahmeni | |
| 14 | a:'ka top, ahga tohpa | |
| 15 | a:'ka ki'xu, ahga kexu, ag kexu | |
| 16 | a:'ka ki:'ma, ag kihma | |
| 17 | a:'ka ku:'pa, ag kuhpa | |
| 18 | a:'ka tɛ:'tuki, ag tettake | |
| 19 | a:'ka ma'xpe, ag maxpe | |
| 20 | nupa pi'rək, nompah piraq | |
| 21 | nupa pi'rə’kini ma'xana nompah pirake roh maxana |
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| 22 | nupa pi'rə’kini nup nompah pirake roh nompah |
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| 23 | nupa pi'rə’kini na:'mini nompah pirake roh nahmeni |
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| 24 | nupa pi'rə’kini top nompah pirake roh tohpa |
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| 25 | nupa pi'rə’kini ki'xu nompah pirake roh kexu |
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| 26 | nupa pi'rə’kini ki:'ma nompah pirake roh kihma |
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| 27 | nupa pi'rə’kini ku:'pa nompah pirake roh kuhpa |
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| 28 | nupa pi'rə’kini tɛ:'tuki nompah pirake roh tettake |
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| 29 | nupa pi'rə’kini ma'xpe nompah pirake roh maxpe |
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| 30 | na:'miniha pi'rək nahmeni ampiraq nahmeni ampirakoc |
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| 40 | topha pi'rək tohpe ampiraq tohpa ampirakoc |
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| 50 | ki'xuha pi'rək kexu ampiraq |
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| 60 | ki:'maha pi'rək kihma ampiraq |
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| 70 | ku:'paha pi'rək kuhpa ampiraq |
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| 80 | tɛ:'tukiha pi'rək tettake ampiraq |
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| 90 | ma'xpeha pi'rək maxpe ampiraq |
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| 100 | hį'sukma'xa ehsuk maxana |
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| 101 | hį'sukma'xani ma'xana ehsuk maxana roh maxana |
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| 102 | ehsuk maxana roh numpoc | |
| 200 | ehsuk nompa | |
| 300 | ehsuk nahmeni | |
| 400 | ehsuk tohpa | |
| 500 | ehsuk kexu | |
| 600 | ehsuk kihma | |
| 700 | ehsuk kuhpa | |
| 800 | ehsuk tettake | |
| 900 | ehsuk maxpe | |
| 1,000 | hį'suk ika’kohi isukki kakohi |
kosukkikakohihank |
| 1,001 | isukki kakohi roh maxana | |
| 1,100 | isukki ahga maxanac | |
| 2,000 | isukki kakohi numpoc | |
| 10,000 | isukki kakohi pirakoc | |
| once | ma’xa, ranahre maxanac | |
| twice | nupaha, ranahre numpoc | |
| thrice | na:'miniha |
The ordinals are formed by prefixing i- to the cardinal numbers. There is one exception to this; first is ų’tɛ.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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