How to count in Potawatomi (Neshnabémwen), an Algonqian language spoken in Ontario in Canada, and in Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Kansas in the USA.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | ngot |
| 2 | nish |
| 3 | nswé |
| 4 | neyew |
| 5 | nyanen |
| 6 | ngot watso |
| 7 | noek |
| 8 | shwatso |
| 9 | shak |
| 10 | mdatso |
| 11 | mdatso shech ngot |
| 12 | mdatso shech nish |
| 13 | mdatso shech nswe |
| 14 | mdatso shech neyew |
| 15 | mdatso shech nyanen |
| 16 | mdatso shech ngot watso |
| 17 | mdatso shech noek |
| 18 | mdatso shech shwatso |
| 19 | mdatso shech shak |
| 20 | nishwabtek |
| 21 | nishwabtek mine ngot |
| 22 | nishwabtek mine nish |
| 23 | nishwabtek mine nswé |
| 24 | nishwabtek mine neyew |
| 25 | nishwabtek mine nyanen |
| 26 | nishwabtek mine ngot watso |
| 27 | nishwabtek mine noek |
| 28 | nishwabtek mine shwatso |
| 29 | nishwabtek mine shak |
| 30 | nswabtek |
| 31 | nswabtek shech ngot |
| 32 | nswabtek mine nish |
| 33 | nswabtek mine nswé |
| 34 | nswabtek shech neyew |
| 35 | nswabtek shech nyanen |
| 36 | nswabtek shech ngot watso |
| 37 | nswabtek mine noek |
| 38 | nswabtek shech shwatso |
| 39 | nswabtek shech shak |
| 40 | neyewabtek |
| 41 | neyewabtek shech ngot |
| 42 | neyewabtek shech nish |
| 50 | nyanomtene, omtene, somtene |
| 60 | ngot watsomtene |
| 70 | noek somtene |
| 80 | shwatsomtene |
| 90 | shaksomtene |
| 100 | ngot wak |
| lots | jésh, manek (animate), maneton (inanimate) |
Hear some numbers in Potawatomi:
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Information about Potawatomi | 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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