How to count in Gwichʼin (Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik), an Athabaskan language spoken in parts of Canada and Alaska.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | ihłak |
| 2 | neekaii |
| 3 | tik |
| 4 | daang |
| 5 | ihłoogwinlì’ |
| 6 | nihk’iitik |
| 7 | nihk’iitik ts’àt ihłak |
| 8 | nihk’iidaang, nihk’ii daan, nihk’ii dąą |
| 9 | vanchòh nak’oh zhàk dhitin |
| 10 | ihłòk jùutin |
| 11 | ihłak juutyin ts’at ihłak (Teetl’it Gwich’in) ihłogwijuutyin ts’àt ihłak (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 12 | ihłak juutyin ts’at neekaii (Teetl’it Gwich’in) ihłogwijuutyin ts’àt neekaįį (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 13 | ihłak juutyin ts’at tik (Teetl’it Gwich’in) ihłogwijuutyin ts’àt tyik (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 14 | ihłak juutyin ts’at daankat (Teetl’it Gwich’in) ihłogwijuutyin ts’àt dąą (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 15 | ihłak juutyin ts’at ihłoo gwinli’ (Teetl’it Gwich’in) ihłogwijuutyin ts’àt ihłoo gwinlè’ (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 16 | ihłak juutyin ts’at nihk’ii tik (Teetl’it Gwich’in) ihłogwijuutyin ts’àt nihk’ii tyik (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 17 | ihłak juutyin ts’at ets’ideech’ii neekaii (Teetl’it Gwich’in) ihłogwijuutyin ts’àt ets’ideech’ii neekąįį (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 18 | ihłak juutyin ts’at nihk’ii daankat (Teetl’it Gwich’in) ihłogwijuutyin ts’àt nihk’ii dąą (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 19 | ihłak juutyin ts’at vanchoh nak’oh zhak dhityin (Teetl’it Gwich’in) ihłogwijuutyin ts’àt vanchadh nak’aoh zhak dhityin (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 20 | neekaii juutyin (Teetl’it Gwich’in) neekogwijuutyin (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 30 | tik juutyin (Teetl’it Gwich’in) tyek juutyin (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 40 | daankat juutyin (Teetl’it Gwich’in) dąąkat juutyin (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 50 | ihłoogwinli’ juutyin (Teetl’it Gwich’in) ihładh gwinlè’ juutyin (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 60 | nihk’ii tik juutyin (Teetl’it Gwich’in) nihk’ii tyik juutyin (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 70 | ets’deech’ii neekaii juutyin (Teetl’it Gwich’in) ets’deech’ii neekąįį gwijuutyin (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 80 | nihk’ii daan juutyin (Teetl’it Gwich’in) nihk’ii dąą juutyin (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 90 | vanchoh nak’oh zhak dhityin juutyin (Teetl’it Gwich’in) vanchadh nak’aoh zhak dhityin juutyin (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 100 | ihłak juutyin juutyin (Teetl’it Gwich’in) ihłak nikee k’it juutyin (Gwichyah Gwich’in) ihłogwijuutyin juutyin (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
| 1,000 | ihłogwijuutyin nilee k’it juutyin juutyin (Gwichyah Gwich’in) |
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Hear some Gwichʼin numbers:
Sources:
http://www.ynlc.ca/documents/kunnizzi_maryjane_language_lesson.pdf
https://gwichin.ca/sites/default/files/gsci_gsci_glc_2003_gwichin_language_dictionary_4th.pdf
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