How to count in Dane-Zaa (Dane-zaa Ẕáágéʔ), an Athabaskan language spoken in parts of British Columbia and Alberta in Canada.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | lhígę, ehlhaahch’ii |
| 2 | ǫkech’ii |
| 3 | taach’ii |
| 4 | jęch’ii |
| 5 | lháatsech’ii |
| 6 | ęhts’ę́táach’ii |
| 7 | taawedzê̱ |
| 8 | ę́hts’ę́jęch’ii |
| 9 | k’alaal’é̱ch’ii |
| 10 | kéné̱ch’ii |
| 11 | kéné̱ch’ii ehlhaahch’ii mataah |
| 12 | kéné̱ch’ii ǫ́kechii mataah |
| 13 | kéné̱ch’ii taach’ii mataah |
| 14 | kéné̱ch’ii jęch’ii mataah |
| 15 | kéné̱ch’ii lháatsech’ii mataah |
| 16 | kéné̱ch’ii ęhts’ę́táach’ii mataah |
| 17 | kéné̱ch’ii taawedzê̱ mataah |
| 18 | kéné̱ch’ii ę́hts’ę́jęch’ii mataah |
| 19 | kéné̱ch’ii k’alaal’é̱ch’ii mataah |
| 20 | ǫkek’ech’ii |
| 21 | ǫkek’ech’ii ehlhaahch’ii mataah |
| 22 | ǫkek’ech’ii ǫ́kechii mataah |
| 23 | ǫkek’ech’ii taach’ii mataah |
| 24 | ǫkek’ech’ii jęch’ii mataah |
| 25 | ǫkek’ech’ii lháatsech’ii mataah |
| 26 | ǫkek’ech’ii ęhts’ę́táach’ii mataah |
| 27 | ǫkek’ech’ii taawedzê̱ mataah |
| 28 | ǫkek’ech’ii ę́hts’ę́jęch’ii mataah |
| 29 | ǫkek’ech’ii k’alaal’é̱ch’ii mataah |
| 40 | jęch’iik’ech’ii |
| 100 | k'wenech’iik’ech’ii |
| 1,000 | kéné̱ch’ii k'wenech’iik’ech’ii |
Hear some Dane-zaa numbers:
Information about Dane-Zaa numbers
http://www.native-languages.org/beaver_words.htm
Introduction to conversational Beaver (PDF)
A Beaver Indian dictionary for school use (PDF)
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Information about Dane-zaa | Numbers
Ahtna, Babine-Witsuwit'en, Carrier (Dakelh), Chipewyan, Dane-zaa, Deg Xinag, Gwichʼin, Hän, Hupa, Jicarilla, Kaska, Mescalero-Chiricahua, Navajo, Sekani, Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib), Tolowa, Tsuut'ina, Western Apache
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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