How to count in Shuswap (Secwepemctsín), a Salishan language spoken in central and southern British Columbia in Canada.
The numbers take on different forms when you are counting specific things.
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 |
|---|---|
| 0 | ta7ks-stem |
| 1 | úpeket te sxetspqíqenksts |
| 2 | seséle |
| 3 | kellés |
| 4 | mus |
| 5 | tsilkst |
| 6 | teq̓mékst |
| 7 | tsútsllke7 |
| 8 | nek̓7ú7ps |
| 9 | temllenkúk̓we7 |
| 10 | úpekst |
| 11 | úpekst ell nek̓ú7 |
| 12 | úpekst ell seséle |
| 13 | úpekst ell kellés |
| 14 | úpekst ell mus |
| 15 | úpekst ell tsilkst |
| 16 | úpekst ell teq̓mékst |
| 17 | úpekst ell tsútsllke7 |
| 18 | úpekst ell nek̓7ú7ps |
| 19 | úpekst ell temllenkúk̓we7 |
| 20 | sell7úpekst |
| 21 | sell7úpekst ell nek̓ú7 |
| 22 | sell7úpekst ell seséle |
| 23 | sell7úpekst ell kellés |
| 24 | sell7úpekst ell mus |
| 25 | sell7úpekst ell tsilkst |
| 26 | sell7úpekst ell teq̓mékst |
| 27 | sell7úpekst ell tsútsllke7 |
| 28 | sell7úpekst ell nek̓7ú7ps |
| 29 | sell7úpekst ell temllenkúk̓we7 |
| 30 | kell7úpekst |
| 40 | mell7úpekst |
| 50 | tselkll7úpekst |
| 60 | teq̓mekll7úpekst |
| 70 | tsetskell7úpekst |
| 80 | nek̓u7pll7úpekst |
| 90 | temllenk̓well7úpekst |
| 100 | xetspqíqenkst |
| 1,000 | úpeket te sxetspqíqenksts |
Hear some Shuswap numbers:
Information about Shuswap numbers
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-shuswap/en/shs/
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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