How to count in Tonkawa (Tickanwa•c / Tickanwa•tic), a language isolate that was spoken in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico in the USA, and which is being revived.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | we∙ʼic-bax, we∙ʼispax | neiganak |
| 2 | gedai, ketay | yaxgocan |
| 3 | medʼic, metis | medcai, metsay |
| 4 | cigid, sikit | cikdai, siktay |
| 5 | gacgwa, kaskwa | kaskway |
| 6 | cikwa∙lau, sikwa∙low | |
| 7 | cikyeʼecdau, sikyeʼestaw | |
| 8 | cigidye∙ʼec, sikitye∙ʼes | |
| 9 | cik-we∙ʼic-xwʼe∙l’a, sikwe∙ʼisxwe∙lʼa | |
| 10 | cik-bax, sikpax | |
| 11 | cikbax-ʼen we∙ʼic-ʼen sikpax en we∙is en |
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| 12 | cikbax-ʼen gedai-ʼen sikpax en ketay en |
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| 13 | cikbax-ʼen medʼic-ʼen sikpax en metis en |
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| 14 | cikbax-ʼen cigid-ʼen sikpax en sikit en |
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| 15 | cikbax-ʼen gacgwa-ʼen sikpax en kaskwa en |
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| 16 | cikbax-ʼen cikwa∙lau-ʼen sikpax en sikwa∙low en |
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| 17 | cikbax-ʼen cikyeʼecdau-ʼen sikpax en sikyeʼestaw en |
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| 18 | cikbax-ʼen cigidye∙ʼec-ʼen sikpax en sikitye∙ʼes en |
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| 19 | cikbax-ʼen cik-we∙ʼic-xwʼe∙l’a-ʼen sikpax en sikwe∙ʼisxwe∙lʼa en |
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| 20 | cikbaxʼa∙la gedai sikpax a∙la ketay |
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| 30 | cikbaxʼa∙la med’ic sikpax a∙la metis |
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| 40 | cikbaxʼa∙la cigid sikpax a∙la sikit |
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| 50 | cikbaxʼa∙la gacgwa sikpax a∙la kaskwa |
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| 60 | cikbaxʼa∙la cikwa∙lau sikpax a∙la sikwa∙low |
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| 70 | cikbaxʼa∙la cikye’ecdau sikpax a∙la sikyeʼestaw |
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| 80 | cikbaxʼa∙la cigidye∙’ec sikpax a∙la sikitye∙ʼes |
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| 90 | cikbaxʼa∙la cik-we∙’ic-xwe’e∙l’a sikpax a∙la sikwe∙ʼisxwe∙lʼa |
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| 100 | ce∙ndo we∙’icbax se∙nto we∙ʼispax |
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| 200 | ce∙ndo gedai, se∙nto ketay | |
| 300 | ce∙ndo med’ic, se∙nto metis | |
| 400 | ce∙ndo cigid, se∙nto sikit | ʼ |
| 500 | ce∙ndo gacgwa, se∙nto kaskwa | |
| 600 | ce∙ndo cikwa∙lau, se∙nto sikwa∙low | |
| 700 | ce∙ndo cikye’ecdau, se∙nto sikyeʼestaw | |
| 800 | ce∙ndo cigidye∙’ec, se∙nto sikitye∙ʼes | |
| 900 | ce∙ndo cik-we∙’ic-xw’e∙l’a se∙nto sikwe∙ʼisxwe∙lʼa |
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| 1,000 | ce∙ndo’a∙la cikbax, se∙nto a∙la sikpax |
Sources: Hoijer, Harry. (1933). Tonkawa: An Indian language of Texas. New York: Columbia University
Tonkawa-English Dictionary. Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma, 2015.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Tonkawa | Numbers
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