How to count in Babine-Witsuwitʼen, a Northern Athabaskan language spoken in parts of British Columbia in Canada.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | lhkʼiy [ɬqʼəj] |
| 2 | nek [neq] |
| 3 | takʼiy [taqʼəj] |
| 4 | deencʼiy [dincʼe] |
| 5 | kwileʼ [kʷəleʔ] |
| 6 | jeestan [ɟistan] |
| 7 | lhtakʼantʼiy |
| 8 | kʼideencʼiy [qʼədincʼe] |
| 9 | lhkʼiytsʼeet [ɬqʼəj t͡sʼet] |
| 10 | wineeze [wənize] |
| 11 | wineeze wi’ats lhk’iy [wənize wəʔats ɬqʼəj] |
| 12 | wineeze wi’ats nek |
| 13 | wineeze wi’ats takʼiy |
| 14 | wineeze wi’ats deencʼiy |
| 15 | wineeze wi’ats kwileʼ |
| 16 | wineeze wi’ats jeestan |
| 17 | wineeze wi’ats lhtakʼantʼiy |
| 18 | wineeze wi’ats kʼideencʼiy |
| 19 | wineeze wi’ats lhkʼiytsʼeet |
| 20 | net wineeze |
| 21 | net wineeze wi’ats lhk’iy [net wənize wəʔats ɬqʼəj] |
| 22 | net wineeze wi’ats nek |
| 23 | net wineeze wi’ats takʼiy |
| 24 | net wineeze wi’ats deencʼiy |
| 25 | net wineeze wi’ats kwileʼ |
| 26 | net wineeze wi’ats jeestan |
| 27 | net wineeze wi’ats lhtakʼantʼiy |
| 28 | net wineeze wi’ats kʼideencʼiy |
| 29 | net wineeze wi’ats lhkʼiytsʼeet |
| 30 | tat wineeze |
| 40 | dit wineeze |
| 50 | kwilet wineeze |
| 60 | jeestat wineeze |
| 70 | lhtakʼantʼet wineeze |
| 80 | kʼideet wineeze |
| 90 | lhkʼiytsʼet wineeze |
| 100 | wineezet wineeze |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some Babine-Witsuwitʼen numbers:
Information about counting in Babine-Witsuwitʼen
http://www.native-languages.org/numbers/babine_numbers.htm
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Babine.htm
http://www.lbntreaty.com/images/uploads/docs/2016-17-calendar-full.pdf
Information about Babine-Witsuwitʼen | Numbers
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