How to count in Tunica (Luhchi Yoroni), a language isolate that was spoken in central Louisiana until 1948, and that is currently being revived.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | saxk, saxku |
| 2 | ī’lī |
| 3 | ē’nixku |
| 4 | ma’ku |
| 5 | si’ku |
| 6 | ma’xsaxk |
| 7 | ta-i’xku |
| 8 | ti’xsixku |
| 9 | tū’xkusaxk |
| 10 | mī’tcu saxk |
| 11 | tă’ya saxk, mī’tcusată’sa |
| 12 | tăy-ī’lī, mī’tcu saxk tăyī’lī |
| 13 | mī’tcusaxk tăyē’nixku |
| 14 | mī’tcusaxk tă’yamaku |
| 15 | mī’tcusaxk tă’yasiku |
| 16 | mī’tcusaxk tăyamaxsak |
| 17 | mī’tcusaxk tăyatai’xk |
| 18 | mī’tcusaxk tăyatixsik |
| 19 | mī’tcusaxk tăyatū’ksaxk |
| 20 | mī’tc-īlī |
| 21 | mī’tc-īlī tă’yasaxk |
| 22 | mī’tc-īlī tăyī’lī |
| 23 | mī’tc-īlī tăyē’nixku |
| 24 | mī’tc-īlī tă’yamaku |
| 25 | mī’tc-īlī tă’yasiku |
| 26 | mī’tc-īlī tăyamaxsak |
| 27 | mī’tc-īlī tăyatai’xk |
| 28 | mī’tc-īlī tăyatixsik |
| 29 | mī’tc-īlī tăyatū’ksaxk |
| 30 | mī’tc-ē’nixku |
| 40 | mī’tce ma’nku |
| 50 | mī’tc si’ku |
| 60 | mī’tce ma’xsaxk |
| 70 | mī’tce ta’-ixku, mī’tce ta’-iku |
| 80 | mī’tce ti’xsixku |
| 90 | mī’tce tū’kūsaxk |
| 100 | pō’lūn |
| 200 | pō’lūn ī’lī |
| 300 | pō’lūn ē’nixku |
| 400 | pō’lūn ma’ku |
| 500 | pō’lūn si’ku |
| 600 | pō’lūn ma’xsaxk |
| 700 | pō’lūn ta-i’xku |
| 800 | pō’lūn ti’xsixku |
| 900 | pō’lūn tū’xkusaxk |
| 1,000 | pō’lūn tikha’yi |
| twice | ī’lī ya’xki |
| three times | ē’nixku ya’xki |
| four times | ma’ku ya’xki |
| five times | si’ku ya’xki |
| six times | ma’xsaxk ya’xki |
Source: John R. Swanton. The Tunica Language. International Journal of American Linguistics, Volume 2, Numbers 1 and 2. Published 1921.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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