How to count in Plains Cree (ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ / nēhiyawēwin), a Central Algonquin language spoken mainly in Canada.
Key to abbreviations: ND = northern dialect, SD = southern dialect
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ᐯᔭᐠ / pēyak [peːˈjak] (SD) ᐱᔭᐠ / piyak (ND) |
ᒣᐧᒋᐯᔭᑳᐧᐤ / mēcipēyakāw |
| 2 | ᓃᓱ / nīso [niːˈso] | ᒣᐧᒋ ᓃᓱ / mēci nīso |
| 3 | ᓂᐢᑐ / nisto [niˈsto] | ᒣᐧᒋᓂᐢᑖᐧᐤ / mēcinistāw |
| 4 | ᓀᐓ / nēwo [neːˈwo] | ᒣᐧᒋᓀᐅᐧ / mēcinēwo |
| 5 | ᓃᔮᓇᐣ / nīyānan [ˈniːjaːˌnan] | ᒣᐧᒋᓃᔮᓇᐣ / mēcinīyānan |
| 6 | ᓂᑯᑤᓯᐠ / nikotwāsik [niˈkotwaːˌsik] | ᒣᐧᒋᓂᑯᑖᐧᓯᐠ / mēcinikotāsik |
| 7 | ᑌᐸᑰᑊ / tēpakōp [ˈtepaˌkoːp] (SD) ᑏᐸᑯᐦᑊ / tīpakohp (ND) |
ᒣᐧᒋᑌᐸᑯᐦᑊ / mēcitēpakohp |
| 8 | ᐁᔨᓈᓀᐤ / ēyinānēw [eːˈjinaːˌneːw] (SD) ᐊᔨᓈᓃᐤ / ayinānīw (ND) |
ᒣᐧᒋᐊᔨᓈᓀᐤ / mēciayinānēw |
| 9 | ᑫᑳᐨ ᒥᑖᑖᐟ / kēkāc mitātāt (SD) ᑮᑳ-ᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ / kīkā mitātaht (ND) |
ᒣᐧᒋᑮᑳᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ / mēcikīkāmitātaht |
| 10 | ᒥᑖᑖᐟ / mitātāt | ᒣᐧᒋᒥᑖᑕᐦᐟ / mēcimitātaht |
| 11 | ᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ / pēyakosāp [peːˈjakoˌsaːp] ᒥᑖᑖᐟ ᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ / mitātāt pēyakosāp |
ᒣᐧᒋᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ / mēcipēyakosāp |
| 12 | ᓃᓱᓵᑊ / nīsosāp ᒥᑖᑖᐟ ᓃᓱᓵᑊ / mitātāt nīsosāp |
ᒣᐧᒋᓃᓱᓵᑊ / mēcinīsosāp |
| 13 | ᓂᐢᑐᓵᑊ / nistosāp ᒥᑖᑖᐟ ᓂᐢᑐᓵᑊ / mitātāt nistosāp |
ᒣᐧᒋᓂᑐᓵᑊ / mēᐧcinitosāp |
| 14 | ᓀᐅᐧᓵᑊ / nēwosāp ᒥᑖᑖᐟ ᓀᐓᓵᑊ / mitātāt nēwosāp |
ᒣᐧᒋᓀᐅᐧᓵᑊ / mēcinēosāp |
| 15 | ᓂᔮᓇᓄᓵᑊ / niyānanosāp ᒥᑖᑖᐟ ᓃᔮᓄᓵᑊ / mitātāt nīyānosāp |
ᒣᐧᒋᓀᔮᓇᓄᓵ / mēcinēyānanosā |
| 16 | ᓂᑯᑖᐧᓱᓵᑊ / nikotāsosāp ᒥᑖᑖᐟ ᓂᑯᑤᓱᓵᑊ / mitātāt nikotwāsosāp |
ᒣᐧᒋᓂᑯᑖᐧᓱᓵᑊ / mēcinikotāsosāp |
| 17 | ᑌᐸᑯᐦᐳᓵᑊ / tēpakohposāp ᒥᑖᑖᐟ ᑌᐸᑰᐳᓵᑊ / mitātāt tēpakōposāp |
ᒣᐧᒋᑌᐸᑯᐦᐳᓵᑊ / mēcitēpakohposāp |
| 18 | ᐁᔨᓈᓀᐅᓵᑊ / ēyinānēosāp ᒥᑖᑖᐟ ᐁᔨᓈᓀᐓᓵᑊ / mitātāt ēyinānēwosāp |
ᒣᐧᒋ ᐁᔨᓈᓀᐅᓵᑊ / mēci ēyinānēosāp |
| 19 | ᑫᑳᐨ ᓃᓯᑕᓇᐤ / kēkāc nīsitanaw | ᒣᐧᒋᑮᑳᒥᑕᐦᑕᑐᓵᑊ / mēcikīkāmitahtatosāp |
| 20 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ / nīstanaw | ᒣᐧᒋᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ / mēcinīstanaw |
| 21 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ / nīstanaw pēyakosāp | |
| 22 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᓃᓱᓵᑊ / nīstanaw nīsosāp | |
| 23 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᓂᐢᑐᓵᑊ / nīstanaw nistosāp | |
| 24 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᓀᐅᐧᓵᑊ / nīstanaw nēwosāp | |
| 25 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᓃᔮᓄᓵᑊ / nīstanaw nīyānosāp | |
| 26 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᓂᑯᑤᓱᓵᑊ / nīstanaw nikotwāsosāp | |
| 27 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᑌᐸᑰᐳᓵᑊ / nīstanaw tēpakōposāp | |
| 28 | ᓃᐢᑕᓇᐤ ᐁᔨᓈᓀᐓᓵᑊ / nīstanaw ēyinānēwosāp | |
| 29 | ᑫᑳᐨ ᓂᐢᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ / kēkāc nistomitanaw | |
| 30 | ᓂᐢᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ / nistomitanaw | ᒣᐧᒋᓂᐢᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ / mēcinistomitanaw |
| 40 | ᓀᒥᑕᓇᐤ / nēmitanaw ᓀᐓᒥᑕᓇᐤ / nēwomitanaw |
ᒣᐧᒋᓀᒥᑕᓇᐤ / mēcinēmitanaw |
| 50 | ᓃᔮᓇᓄᒥᑕᓇᐤ / nīyānanomitanaw ᓃᔮᓄᒥᑕᓇᐤ / nīyānomitanaw |
|
| 60 | ᓂᑯᑤᓱᒥᑕᓇᐤ / nikotwāsomitanaw | |
| 70 | ᑌᐸᑯᑊᒥᑕᓇᐤ ᐯᔭᑯᓵᑊ / tēpakopmitanaw pēyakosāp | |
| 80 | ᐁᔨᓈᓀᐓᒥᑕᓇᐤ / ēyinānēwomitanaw | |
| 90 | ᑫᑳᐨ ᒥᑖᐟ ᒥᑖᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ / kēkāc mitāt mitātomitanaw | |
| 100 | ᒥᑖᑕᐦᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ / mitātahtomitanaw ᒥᑖᑐᒥᑕᓇᐤ / mitātomitanaw |
Hear some numbers in Plains Cree:
Information about Plains Cree numbers
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Plains_Cree_numerals
https://plainscree.atlas-ling.ca/conversations/
https://www.creedictionary.com
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Plains Cree | Phrases | 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)
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