How to count in Tsimshian (Sm’algya̲x), a Tsimshianic language spoken in British Columbia in Canada, and in Alaska in the USA.
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| Numeral | General numbers | Animals, flat objects (skins, mats, clothing) |
Human beings | Long objects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | k'üül | k'yaak | k'ool | ḵ'awtsg̱n |
| 2 | gu'pl | t'a̱pxaat | t'apxaduul | ḵ'oopsxn |
| 3 | k'wili | gwün | gwüloon | g̱altsg̱an |
| 4 | txaalpx | txaalpx | txalpxdool | txa'apsxn |
| 5 | kwstuuns | kwstuuns | kstnsool | kwstu'ansxn |
| 6 | ḵ'oolt | ḵ'oolt | ḵ'ooldool | k'ooltsxn |
| 7 | t'a̱pxoolt | t'a̱pxoolt | t'a̱pxaldool | t'apxooltsxn |
| 8 | yukwdeelt | ḵ'andoolt | yukwƚa'adool | yukwdeeltsxn |
| 9 | kstimoos | kstimoos | ksta̱masool | kstimootsxn |
| 10 | kpiil | k'yap | kpool | kpiitsxn |
| 11 | kpiil di k'üül | k'yap di k'yaak | kpool di k'ool | kpiil di ḵ'awtsgn |
| 12 | kpiil di gu'pl | k'yap di ṯ'apxaat | kpool di t'apxaduul | kpiil di ḵ'oopsxn |
| 13 | kpiil di k'wili | k'yap di gwün | kpool di gwüloon | kpiil di g̱altsg̱an |
| 14 | kpiil di txaalpx | k'yap di txaalpx | kpool di txalpxdool | kpiil di txa'apsxn |
| 15 | kpiil di kwstuuns | k'yap di kwstuuns | kpool di kstnsool | kpiil di kwstu'ansxn |
| 16 | kpiil di ḵ'oolt | k'yap di ḵ'oolt | kpool di ḵ'ooldool | kpiil di k'ooltsxn |
| 17 | kpiil di t'a̱pxoolt | k'yap di t'a̱pxoolt | kpool di t'a̱pxaldool | kpiil di t'apxooltsxn |
| 18 | kpiil di yukwdeelt | k'yap di ḵ'andoolt | kpool di yukwƚa'adool | kpiil di yukwdeeltsxn |
| 19 | kpiil di kstimoos | k'yap di kstimoos | kpool di ksta̱masool | kpiil di kstimootsxn |
| 20 | gupl wil kpiil | t'a̱pxaat wil k'yap | t'apxaduul wil kpool | ḵ'oopsxn wil kpiil |
| 21 | gupl wil kpiil di k'üül | t'a̱pxaat wil k'yap di k'yaak | t'apxaduul wil kpool di k'ool | ḵ'oopsxn wil kpiil di ḵ'awtsgn |
| 22 | gupl wil kpiil di gu'pl | t'a̱pxaat wil k'yap di t'a̱pxaat | t'apxaduul wil kpool di t'apxaduul | ḵ'oopsxn wil kpiil di ḵ'oopsxn |
| 23 | gupl wil kpiil di k'wili | t'a̱pxaat wil k'yap di gwün | t'apxaduul wil kpool di gwüloon | ḵ'oopsxn wil kpiil di g̱altsg̱an |
| 24 | gupl wil kpiil di txaalpx | t'a̱pxaat wil k'yap di txaalpx | t'apxaduul wil kpool di txalpxdool | ḵ'oopsxn wil kpiil di txa'apsxn |
| 25 | gupl wil kpiil di kwstuuns | t'a̱pxaat wil k'yap di kwstuuns | t'apxaduul wil kpool di kstnsool | ḵ'oopsxn wil kpiil di kwstu'ansxn |
| 26 | gupl wil kpiil di ḵ'oolt | t'a̱pxaat wil k'yap di ḵ'oolt | t'apxaduul wil kpool di ḵ'ooldool | ḵ'oopsxn wil kpiil di k'ooltsxn |
| 27 | gupl wil kpiil di t'a̱pxoolt | t'a̱pxaat wil k'yap di t'a̱pxoolt | t'apxaduul wil kpool di t'a̱pxaldool | ḵ'oopsxn wil kpiil di t'apxooltsxn |
| 28 | gupl wil kpiil di yukwdeelt | t'a̱pxaat wil k'yap di ḵ'andoolt | t'apxaduul wil kpool di yukwƚa'adool | ḵ'oopsxn wil kpiil di yukwdeeltsxn |
| 29 | gupl wil kpiil di kstimoos | t'a̱pxaat wil k'yap di kstimoos | t'apxaduul wil kpool di ksta̱masool | ḵ'oopsxn wil kpiil di kstimootsxn |
| 30 | k'wili wil kpiil | gwün wil k'yap | gwüloon wil kpool | g̱altsg̱an wil kpiil |
| 40 | txaalpx wil kpiil | txaalpx wil k'yap | txalpxdool wil kpool | txa'apsxn wil kpiil |
| 50 | kwstuuns wil kpiil | kwstuuns wil k'yap | kstnsool wil kpool | kwstu'ansxn wil kpiil |
| 60 | ḵ'oolt wil kpiil | ḵ'oolt wil k'yap | ḵ'ooldool wil kpool | k'ooltsxn wil kpiil |
| 70 | t'a̱pxoolt wil kpiil | t'a̱pxoolt wil k'yap | t'a̱pxaldool wil kpool | t'apxooltsxn wil kpiil |
| 80 | yukwdeelt wil kpiil | ḵ'andoolt wil k'yap | yukwƚa'adool wil kpool | yukwdeeltsxn wil kpiil |
| 90 | kstimoos wil kpiil | kstimoos wil k'yap | kstamasool wil kpool | kstimootsxn wil kpiil |
| Numeral | canoes & other vehicles | human beings aboard canoes | counting unit measures (volume or general) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ḵ'ameet | k'widaat | k'üülda'on |
| 2 | galbeeltk | gulapdaat | gupl'on |
| 3 | galsgantk | gwindaat | k'ul'on |
| 4 | txaalpxsk | txaalpdaat | txaalpxl'on |
| 5 | kwstu'ansxn | kwstunsdaat | kwstunsal'on |
| 6 | ḵ'ooltk | ḵ'oldaat | k'oolda̱'on |
| 7 | t'a̱pxooltk | t'a̱pxooldaat | t'a̱pxoolda'on |
| 8 | yukwƚa'atk | yukwƚa'adaat | yukwƚa'al'on |
| 9 | ksta̱moosk | ksta̱moosdaat | ksta̱moolsa̱l'on |
| 10 | k'yepsk | kba̱ldaat | kpa̱l'on |
| 11 | k'yepsk di ḵ'ameet | ||
| 12 | k'yepsk di galbeeltk | ||
| 13 | k'yepsk di galsgantk | ||
| 14 | k'yepsk di txaalpxsk | ||
| 15 | k'yepsk di kwstu'ansxn | ||
| 16 | k'yepsk di ḵ'ooltk | ||
| 17 | k'yepsk di t'a̱pxooltk | ||
| 18 | k'yepsk di yukwƚa'atk | ||
| 19 | k'yepsk di ksta̱moosk | ||
| 20 | galbeeltk wil k'yepsk | ||
| 21 | galbeeltk wil k'yepsk di ḵ'ameet | ||
| 22 | galbeeltk wil k'yepsk di galbeeltk | ||
| 23 | galbeeltk wil k'yepsk di galsgantk | ||
| 24 | galbeeltk wil k'yepsk di txaalpxsk | ||
| 25 | galbeeltk wil k'yepsk di kwstu'ansxn | ||
| 26 | galbeeltk wil k'yepsk di ḵ'ooltk | ||
| 27 | galbeeltk wil k'yepsk di t'a̱pxooltk | ||
| 28 | galbeeltk wil k'yepsk di yukwƚa'atk | ||
| 29 | galbeeltk wil k'yepsk di ksta̱moosk | ||
| 30 | galsgantk wil k'yepsk | ||
| 40 | txaalpxsk wil k'yepsk | ||
| 50 | kwstu'ansxn wil k'yepsk | ||
| 60 | ḵ'ooltk wil k'yepsk | ||
| 70 | t'a̱pxooltk wil k'yepsk | ||
| 80 | yukwƚa'atk wil k'yepsk | ||
| 90 | ksta̱moosk wil k'yepsk |
Source: John Asher Dunn. A Reference Grammar for the Coast Tsimshian Language. National Museum of Man. Canadian Ethnology Service, Paper No. 55. Ottawa 1979.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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