How to count in Chipewyan (Dënesųłıné / ᑌᓀᓱᐠᑦᕄᓀ), a Northern Athabaskan language spoken in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut in Canada.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | įłaghį (for people) įłaghe (for things and animals) |
| 2 | nádene (for people) náke (for things and animals) |
| 3 | tąnį (for people) taghe (for things and animals) |
| 4 | dįnį (for people) dįghį (for things and animals) |
| 5 | sųlą́nį (for people) sųlaghe (for things and animals) |
| 6 | ełk’etani (for people) ełk’etaghe (for things and animals) |
| 7 | totąni (for male people) tótąni (for female people) totą (for things and animals) |
| 8 | ełk’edįnį (for male people) ełk’édįnį (for female people) ełk’edįghį (for things and animals) |
| 9 | įłótąnį (for people) įłótą (for things and animals) |
| 10 | honę́ną |
| 20 | nónęna |
| 30 | tonę́na |
Information about Chipewyan numbers
https://www.firstvoices.com/explore/FV/sections/Data/Athabascan/Dene/Dene/learn/
http://www.zompist.com/numbers.shtml
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