How to count in Klallam (Nəxʷsƛʼayʼəmúcən), a Salishian language that was spoken in Washington State in the USA and British Columbia in Canada, and which is being revived.
The numbers take on different forms when you are counting specific things.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | nə́c̕uʔ |
| 2 | čə́saʔ |
| 3 | ɬíxʷ |
| 4 | ŋús |
| 5 | ɬq̕áčš |
| 6 | t̕x̣ə́ŋ |
| 7 | c̕úʔkʷs |
| 8 | táʔcs |
| 9 | tə́kʷxʷ |
| 10 | ʔúpən |
| 11 | ʔúpən ʔiʔ nə́c̕uʔ |
| 12 | ʔúpən ʔiʔ čə́saʔ |
| 13 | ʔúpən ʔiʔ ɬíxʷ |
| 14 | ʔúpən ʔiʔ ŋús |
| 15 | ʔúpən ʔiʔ ɬq̕áčš |
| 16 | ʔúpən ʔiʔ t̕x̣ə́ŋ |
| 17 | ʔúpən ʔiʔ c̕úʔkʷs |
| 18 | ʔúpən ʔiʔ táʔcs |
| 19 | ʔúpən ʔiʔ tə́kʷxʷ |
| 20 | nəc̕xʷk̕ʷə́s |
| 21 | nəc̕xʷk̕ʷə́s ʔiʔ nə́c̕uʔ |
| 22 | nəc̕xʷk̕ʷə́s ʔiʔ čə́saʔ |
| 23 | nəc̕xʷk̕ʷə́s ʔiʔ ɬíxʷ |
| 24 | nəc̕xʷk̕ʷə́s ʔiʔ ŋús |
| 25 | nəc̕xʷk̕ʷə́s ʔiʔ ɬq̕áčš |
| 26 | nəc̕xʷk̕ʷə́s ʔiʔ t̕x̣ə́ŋ |
| 27 | nəc̕xʷk̕ʷə́s ʔiʔ c̕úʔkʷs |
| 28 | nəc̕xʷk̕ʷə́s ʔiʔ táʔcs |
| 29 | nəc̕xʷk̕ʷə́s ʔiʔ tə́kʷxʷ |
| 30 | ɬxʷɬšáʔ |
| 40 | ŋəsɬšáʔ |
| 50 | ɬq̕čšɬšáʔ |
| 60 | t̕x̣əŋɬšáʔ |
| 70 | c̕aʔkʷsɬšáʔ |
| 80 | taʔcsɬšáʔ |
| 90 | təkʷxʷɬšáʔ |
| 100 | snáč̕əwəč |
| 1,000 | ʔúpən snáč̕əwəč |
Hear some Klallam numbers:
Information about Klallam numbers
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-klallam/en/hur/
https://itservices.cas.unt.edu/~montler/klallam/wordlist/NUMERALS.htm
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Klallam | Numbers
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Alphabetical index | Language family index
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