Information about counting in Powhatan (Kikitowämank), an Eastern Algonquian language that was spoken in Virgina and Maryland in the USA until the 1790s, and which is being revived.
Note: the numbers in syllabics and mixed case, e.g. ᓀᑯᐦᑦ (NeKut), are in Revived Powhatan. The other numbers come from historical sources.
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 numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | nekut, ᓀᑯᐦᑦ (NeKut) |
| 2 | ninge, ᓂᓐᒾ (Ninzh) |
| 3 | nus, nousough, nussaugh, ᓄᐦᔅ (Nuhs) |
| 4 | y(e)ough, ᔪ (Yo) |
| 5 | paranske, porance, parance, ᐳᘓᓐᔊ (PoRansk) |
| 6 | camatinge, ᑲᒪᑎᓐᒾ (KaMaTinzh) |
| 7 | ᑕᐸᐘᔅ (TaPaWas) |
| 8 | nusc(h)awes, ᓄᐦᓴᐧᔥ (NuSwash) |
| 9 | kykeytawe, ᑫᑲᑐᔅ (KeKaTos) |
| 10 | koske, ᑫᖘᒃ (KeSKik) |
| 20 | ningepoke, ninge poke, ᓂᓐᒾᓴᐳᐦᐁᖙᐦ (NinzhSaPu'E'Sku) |
| 30 | ᓄᐦᓴᐳᐦᐁᖙᐦ (NuSaPu'E'Sku) |
| 40 | ᔪᓴᐳᐦᐁᖙᐦ (YoSaPu'E'Sku) |
| 50 | ᐸᘓᓐᑫᔅᑕᓴᐳᐦᐁᖙᐦ (PaRanKesTaSaPu'E'Sku) |
| 60 | ᑲᒪᑎᓐᒾᑕᓴᐳᐦᐁᖙᐦ (KoMaTinzhTaSaPu'E'Sku) |
| 70 | ᑕᐸᐘᔅᑕᓴᐳᐦᐁᖙᐦ (TaPaWasTaSaPu'E'Sku) |
| 80 | ᓄᐦᔅᐘᔥᑕᓴᐳᐦᐁᖙᐦ (NusWashTaSaPu'E'Sku) |
| 90 | ᑭᑲᑕᑕᓴᐳᐦᐁᖙᐦ (KiKaTaTaSaPu'E'Sku) |
| 100 | ᓀᑯᐦᑐᑎᓯᓄ (NeKuToTiSiNo) |
| 300 | nuswohcassannack, ᓄᐦᓱᐧᑲᓴᓇᒃ (NuSwo°KaSaNak) |
| 1,000 | ᓀᑯᐦᑦᐍᓐᑲᐧ (NeKutWenKwa) |
Sources and information about Powhatan numbers
http://www.native-languages.org/powhatan_words.htm
https://quizlet.com/237054817/powhatan-words-flash-cards/
http://www.evolpub.com/interactiveALR/database/pdfs/Vol._08_Powhatan.pdf
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Powhatan/Lesson_3
Information about Powhatan | Numbers
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