How to count in Ona (Selk'nam), a Chonan language that was spoken in Tierra del Fuego in Argentina, and is currently being revived.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | sòós 'šoːš 'soːs |
| 2 | sòóki sòónén 'šoːk 'soːk |
| 3 | şàáwkén 'šɑːokn 'sɑːokn |
| 4 | k’òòni sòóki k’òòni sòónén 'kone 'šoːk |
| 5 | 'č'enwn 'šoːš 'č'eˀn (lit. 'one hand') 'kone 'maɾɑˀj |
| 6 | k’òòni şàáwkén |
| 7 | karreik wiwai shóuke kach-sauken chenüín kari-kismarei kak-konisoki čenųwįn |
| 8 | karreik wiwai shánken karikey-koni-soki karn karį kįy kųnį sųkį |
| 9 | kauch-kísmarei kaukenkísmarei akkiai kaųč-kįsmarrį kįsmarrį kųnį sųkį |
| 10 | koni tchen win karikeikismarei kori-ka-nuén kore-kwa-nuén sokikaikismarè |
| 11 | kauken-chenüín |
| 12 | chenüin-kismarei saukenkei konisoki |
| 15 | šá:okn č’eʔn šɑːokn 'č'enwn (lit. 'three hands') |
| 20 | shoke choon ketchen win |
Source: Viegas Barros, José Pedro: LOS NUMERALES DE LA LENGUA SELKNAM, Instituto de Lingüística, UBA / CONICET. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Lingüística.
Information about Ona-Selknam numerals
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Ona-Selknam.htm
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