How to count in Carrier (Dakeł / ᑕᗸᒡ), an Athabascan language spoken in central British Columbia in Canada.
These numbers are shown in the following dialects: Lheidli Dakelh (LD), S̲aik'uz̲ Carrier (SC), Stuart Lake Carrier (SLC) and Ulkatcho Carrier (UC). Their generic forms are shown. Other numbers forms, such as abstract, human and locative, are available.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'ilhuk'ui (ᐧᐉᘰᗽᐉ) - LD lhuk'ui (ᘰᗽᐉ) - SC 'ilho (ᐧᐉᘯ) - SLC lhuk’i (ᘰᗿ) - UC |
'udechoo (ᐧᐅᑓᙛ) - SC, SLC & UC |
| 2 | nankoh (ᘇᐣᗶᑋ) - LD, SC & UC nanki (ᘇᐣᗹ) - SLC |
whulhnat (ᗘᒡᘇᐪ) - SC |
| 3 | tagi (ᗡᗳ) - LD & SC ta (ᗡ) - SLC tak'i (ᗡᗿ) - UC |
whulh ta (ᗘᒡ ᗡ) - SLC |
| 4 | dunghi (ᑐᐣᗎ) - LD dungi (ᑐᐣᗳ) - SC dunghui (ᑐᐣᗌᐉ) - SLC dink’i (ᑔᐣᗿ) - UC |
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| 5 | skwunlai (ᔆᐠᗒᐣᘧᐉ) - LD, SC & UC kwulai' (ᐠᗒᘧᐉᐧ) - SLC |
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| 6 | lhk'utagih (ᒡᗽᗡᗳᑋ) - LD lhk'utagi (ᒡᗽᗡᗳ) - SC lhk'uta (ᒡᗽᗡ) - SLC lhk'utak'i (ᒡᗽᗡᗿ) - UC |
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| 7 | lhtak'alt'i (ᒡᗡᘀᑊᗦ) - LD, SC & UC lhtak'ant'i (ᒡᗡᘀᐣᗦ) - SLC |
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| 8 | lhk'utdunghi (ᒡᗽᐪᑐᐣᗎ) - LD, SC & SLC lhk'udink'i (UC) |
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| 9 | lhuk'ui hooloh (ᘰᗽᐉ ᐯᘣᑋ) LD 'ilho hooloh (ᐧᐉᘯ ᐯᘣᑋ) - SC & SLC lhuk'i hoolah (ᘰᗿ ᐯᘧᑋ) - UC |
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| 10 | lanezi (ᘧᘅᙄ) - LD, SC & UC whuniz̲yai (ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ) - SLC |
whuniz̲yat (ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐪ) - SLC |
| 11 | lanezi 'o'a lhuk'ui (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᘰᗽᐉ) - LD lanezi 'o'un lhuk'ui (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐅᐣ ᘰᗽᐉ) - SC whuniz̲yai 'on'at 'ilho (ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ ᐧᐃᐣᐧᐊᐪ ᐧᐉᘯ) - SLC lanezi 'o'a lhuk'i (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᘰᗿ) - UC |
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| 12 | lanezi 'o'a nankoh (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᘇᐣᗶᑋ) - LD lanezi 'o'un nanko (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐅᐣ ᘇᐣᗶ) - SC whuniz̲yai 'on'at nanki (ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ ᐧᐃᐣᐧᐊᐪ ᘇᐣᗹ) - SLC lanezi 'o'a nanko (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᘇᐣᗶ) - UC |
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| 13 | lanezi 'o'a tagi (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᗡᗳ) - LD whuniz̲yai 'on'at ta (ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ ᐧᐃᐣᐧᐊᐪ ᗡ) - SLC |
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| 14 | lanezi 'o'a dunghi (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᑐᐣᗎ) - LD whuniz̲yai 'on'at dunghi (ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ ᐧᐃᐣᐧᐊᐪ ᑐᐣᗎ) - SLC lanezi 'o'at dit (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊᐪ ᑔᐪ) - UC |
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| 15 | lanezi 'o'a skwunlai (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᔆᐠᗒᐣᘧᐉ) - LD whuniz̲yai 'on'at kwulai' (ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ ᐧᐃᐣᐧᐊᐪ ᐠᗒᘧᐉᐧ) - SLC |
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| 16 | lanezi 'o'a lhk'utagi (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᒡᗽᗡᗳ) - LD | |
| 17 | lanezi 'o'a lhtak'alt'i (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᒡᗡᘀᑊᗦ) - LD | |
| 18 | lanezi 'o'a lhk'utdunghi (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᒡᗽᐪᑐᐣᗎ) - LD | |
| 19 | lanezi 'o'a lhuk'ui hooloh (ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᘰᗽᐉ ᐯᘣᑋ) - LD | |
| 20 | nat lanezi (ᘇᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ) - LD, SC & UC nat whuniz̲yai (nat whuniz̲yai) - SLC |
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| 21 | nat lanezi 'o'a lhuk'ui (ᘇᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᘰᗽᐉ) - LD nat lanezi 'o'a lhuk'i (ᘇᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᘰᗿ) - UC |
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| 22 | nat lanezi 'o'a nankoh (ᘇᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᘇᐣᗶᑋ) - LD | |
| 23 | nat lanezi 'o'a tagi (ᘇᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᗡᗳ) - LD | |
| 24 | nat lanezi 'o'a dunghi (ᘇᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᑐᐣᗎ) - LD | |
| 25 | nat lanezi 'o'a skwunlai (ᘇᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᔆᐠᗒᐣᘧᐉ) - LD | |
| 26 | nat lanezi 'o'a lhk'utagi (ᘇᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᒡᗽᗡᗳ) - LD | |
| 27 | nat lanezi 'o'a lhtak'alt'i (ᘇᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᒡᗡᘀᑊᗦ) - LD | |
| 28 | nat lanezi 'o'a lhk'utdunghi (ᘇᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᒡᗽᐪᑐᐣᗎ) - LD | |
| 29 | nat lanezi 'o'a lhuk'ui hooloh (ᘇᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ ᐧᐃᐧᐊ ᘰᗽᐉ ᐯᘣᑋ) - LD | |
| 30 | tat lanezi (ᗡᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ) - LD & UC tatlanezi (ᗡᘹᘅᙄ) - SC tat whuniz̲yai (ᗡᐪ ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ) - SLC |
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| 40 | dit lanezi (ᑔᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ) - LD & UC ditlanezi (ᑔᘹᘅᙄ) - SC dit whuniz̲yai (ᑔᐪ ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ) - SLC |
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| 50 | skwunlat lanezi (ᔆᐠᗒᐣᘧᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ) - LD & UC skwunlatlanezi (ᔆᐠᗒᐣᘧᘹᘅᙄ) - SC kwulat whuniz̲yai (ᐠᗒᘧᐪ ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ) - SLC |
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| 60 | lhk'utatlanezi (ᒡᗽᗡᘹᘅᙄ) - SC lhk'utat whuniz̲yai (ᒡᗽᗡᐪ ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ) - SLC lhk'utak'i lanezi (ᒡᗽᗡᗿ ᘧᘅᙄ) - UC |
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| 70 | lhtak'alt'itlanezi (ᒡᗡᘀᑊᗦᘹᘅᙄ) - SC lhtak'ant'it whuniz̲yai (ᒡᒡᗡᘀᐣᗦᐪ ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ) - SLC lhtak'alt'it lanezi (ᒡᗡᘀᑊᗦᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ) - UC |
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| 80 | lhk'utditlanezi (ᒡᗽᐪᑔᘹᘅᙄ) - SC lhk'udit whuniz̲yai (ᒡᗽᑔᐪ ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ) - SLC lhk'udit lanezi (ᒡᗽᑔᐪ ᘧᘅᙄ) - UC |
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| 90 | lhololanezi (ᘯᘣᘧᘅᙄ) - SC 'ilho hooloh whuniz̲yai (ᐧᐉᘯ ᐯᘣᑋ ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ) - SLC lhuk'i hoolah lanezi (ᘰᗿ ᐯᘧᑋ ᘧᘅᙄ) - UC |
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| 100 | lanezitlanezi (ᘧᘅᙄᘹᘅᙄ) - SC whuniz̲yai whuniz̲yai (ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐉ) - SLC lanezi lanezi (ᘧᘅᙄ ᘧᘅᙄ) - UC |
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| 1,000 | lanezitlanezitlanezi (ᘧᘅᙄᘹᘅᙄᘹᘅᙄ) - SC whuniz̲yat whuniz̲yat (ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐪ ᗘᘆᙆᘓᐪ) - SLC |
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Sources and information about Carrier numbers
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-carrier/en/caf/
https://www.billposer.org/LheidliCarrierDictionary/
https://www.billposer.org/NakalbunCarrierDictionary/
https://www.billposer.org/SaikuzCarrierDictionary/
https://www.billposer.org/UlkatchoCarrierDictionary/
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