How to count in Mohegan, an Algonquian language formerly spoken in parts of New England and Long Island in the USA, which is currently being revived.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nuqut | nikôni |
| 2 | nis | nahahtôwi |
| 3 | shwi | shwut |
| 4 | yáw | yáwut |
| 5 | nupáw | nupáwut |
| 6 | qutôsk | qutôskut |
| 7 | nisôsk | nisôskut |
| 8 | shwôsk | shwôskut |
| 9 | pásukokun | pásukokunut |
| 10 | páyaq | páyaqut |
| 11 | páyaq napni nuqut, naponuqut | |
| 12 | páyaq napni nis, naponis | |
| 13 | páyaq napni shwi, naposhwi | |
| 14 | páyaq napni yáw, napoyáw | |
| 15 | páyaq napni nupáw, naponupáw | |
| 16 | páyaq napni qutôsk, napoqutôsk | |
| 17 | páyaq napni nisôsk, naponisôsk | |
| 18 | páyaq napni shwôsk, naposhwôsk | |
| 19 | páyaq napni pásukokun, napopásukokun | |
| 20 | nisuncák, nisnicak ("two hands meaning counting both hands twice") |
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| 21 | nisuncák napni nuqut | |
| 22 | nisuncák napni nis | |
| 23 | nisuncák napni shwi | |
| 24 | nisuncák napni yáw | |
| 25 | nisuncák napni nupáw | |
| 26 | nisuncák napni qutôsk | |
| 27 | nisuncák napni nisôsk | |
| 28 | nisuncák napni shwôsk | |
| 29 | nisuncák napni pásukokun | |
| 30 | swuncák, shwinicak | |
| 40 | yáwuncák, yáwnicak | |
| 50 | nupáw-cahshuncák | |
| 60 | qutôsk-cahshuncák | |
| 70 | nisôsk-cahshuncák | |
| 80 | shwôsk-cahshuncák | |
| 90 | pásukokun-cahshuncák | |
| 100 | pásuq (animate), pásuqash (inanimate) | |
| 1,000 | mutunôk (animate), mitônash (inanimate) |
Sources:
- Stephanie Fielding: A Modern Mohegan Dictionary, 2006 Edition.
- Modern Mohegan Dictionary and Grammar prepared by Stephanie Fielding for the Council of Elders of the Mohegan tribe of Connecticut Indians, 2012.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Mohegan | Numbers in Mohegan
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