How to count in Yurok (Puliklah), an Algic language that was spoken in Del Norte County and Humboldt County in northern California, and which is being revived.
Yurok numbers change depending on what you are counting. Some of the possible forms are shown below.
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 | |
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| 1 | kohtek'wo'n (plant) kohchermerysh (arm's length) kohchemoyhl (day) kohta'r (tree, stick) kohte'lee' (house) kohtey (boat) koora', ko'r (human being) kerhter'eryhl (animal, bird) kohtoh (round thing, money) kohtok's (flat thing) |
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| 2 | na'ak'wo'n (plants) na'amerysh, na'anee (arm's lengths) na'amoyhl (days) na'a'r (trees, sticks) na'a'lee' (houses) na'ey (boats) nee'eeen, nee'eehl, nee'eeyen (human beings) ner'er'eryhl, ner'er'er'y (animals, birds) no'oh (round things, money) no'ok's (flat things) |
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| 3 | nahksekw'on' (plants) nahksemerysh (arm's lengths) nahksemoyhl (days) nahksa'r (trees, sticks) nahkse'lee' (houses) nahksey (boats) nahkseyehl (human beings) nerhkser'eryhl, nerhkser'er'y (animals, birds) nahksoh (round things, money) nahksok's (flat things) |
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| 4 | to'onek'wo'n (plants) cho'onenee (arm's lengths) choona'amoyhl (days) to'ona'r (trees, sticks) to'one'lee' (houses) to'oney (boats) cho'oneyhl (human beings) cher'erner'eryhl, cher'erner'er'y (animals, birds) to'onoh (round things, money) to'onok's (flat things) |
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| 5 | merueh tomue'r (trees, sticks) merueh choo'm (human being) merueh tom (round things, money) |
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| 6 | kohchew tomue'r (trees, sticks) kohchew choo'm (human being) kohchew tom (round things, money) |
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| 7 | cherwerseek' tomue'r (trees, sticks) cherwerseek' (human being) cherwerseek' tom (round things, money) |
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| 8 | kneweteek' tomue'r (trees, sticks) kneweteek choo'm (human being) kneweteek' tom (round things, money) |
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| 9 | kerrmeek' tomue'r (trees, sticks) kerrmeek' choo'm (human being) kerrmeek' tom (round things, money) |
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| 10 | wehlowaa tomue'r (trees, sticks) wehlowaa choo'm (human being) wehlowaa tom (round things, money) |
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| 11 | wehlowaa nuemee ko'r (human being) wehlowaa nuemee kohtoh (round things, money) |
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| 12 | wehlowaa nuemee nee'eehl (human being) wehlowaa nuemee no'oh (round things, money) |
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| 13 | wehlowaa nuemee nahkseyehl (human being) wehlowaa nuemee nahksoh (round things, money) |
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| 14 | wehlowaa nuemee cho'oneyehl (human being) wehlowaa nuemee to'onoh (round things, money) |
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| 15 | wehlowaa nuemee merueh choo'm (human being) wehlowaa nuemee merueh tom (round things, money) |
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| 16 | wehlowaa nuemee kohchew choo'm (human being) wehlowaa nuemee kohchew tom (round things, money) |
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| 17 | wehlowaa nuemee cherwerseek' choo'm (human being) wehlowaa nuemee cherwerseek' tom (round things, money) |
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| 18 | wehlowaa nuemee kneweteek' choo'm (human being) wehlowaa nuemee kneweteek' tom (round things, money) |
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| 19 | wehlowaa nuemee kerrmeek' choo'm (human being) wehlowaa nuemee kerrmeek' tom (round things, money) |
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| 20 | na'mee choo'm (human being) na'mee tom (round things, money) |
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| 21 | na'mee kohtoh (round things, money) | |
| 22 | na'mee no'oh (round things, money) | |
| 23 | na'mee nahksoh (round things, money) | |
| 24 | na'mee to'onoh (round things, money) | |
| 25 | na'mee merueh tom (round things, money) | |
| 26 | na'mee kohchew tom (round things, money) | |
| 27 | na'mee cherwerseek' tom (round things, money) | |
| 28 | na'mee kneweteek' tom (round things, money) | |
| 29 | na'mee kerrmeek' tom (round things, money) | |
| 100 | weehleechee wrhlrwryhl |
Sources and information about Yurok numbers
https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~yurok/web/search.php
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Yurok.htm
https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~yurok/text-details.php?style=default&text=GT3-13
Hear some Yurok numbers:
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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