How to count in Penobscot (pαnawαhpskewi), an Eastern Abenaki language that was spoken in Maine in the USA until the 1990s and which is being revived.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pèsəkʷ | nə̀kʷəčəye |
| 2 | nis | niséweye |
| 3 | nahs | nséweye |
| 4 | yew | yewéweye |
| 5 | nαn | |
| 6 | nə̀kʷətαs | |
| 7 | tὰnawαs | |
| 8 | nsὰsək | |
| 9 | noli | |
| 10 | mə̀tala | |
| 11 | nə̀kʷətαnkaw | |
| 12 | nísαnkaw | |
| 13 | nsὰnkaw | |
| 14 | yéwαnkaw | |
| 15 | nάnαnkaw | |
| 16 | ||
| 17 | tαpawαs kehsαnkáw | |
| 18 | ||
| 19 | ||
| 20 | nísinske | |
| 30 | nsìnske | |
| 40 | yéwinske | |
| 50 | nάninske | |
| 60 | ||
| 70 | ||
| 80 | ||
| 90 | ||
| 100 | ||
| 500 | nάnahtəkʷe | |
| 600 | nəkʷətαs-kéhsahtəkʷe | |
| 700 | tαpawαs-kéhsahtəkʷe | |
| 800 | nsαsək-kéhsahtəkʷe | |
| 900 | noli-kéhsahtəkʷe | |
| 5,000 | nαnάmkʷahkki | |
| 10,000 | mətala-kehsάmkʷakki |
Source
https://penobscot-dictionary.appspot.com/entry/
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Penobscot | Numbers
Abenaki, Algonquin, Arapaho, Atikamekw, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Cree (Moose), Cree (Plains), Cree (Swampy), Cree (Woods), Fox, Innu, Kickapoo, Malecite-Passamaquoddy, Menominee, Miami, Mi'kmaq, Mohegan, Naskapi, Ojibwe, Ottawa, Penobscot, Potawatomi, Sauk, Shawnee, Unami (Lenape)
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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