How to count in Koasati (Kowassaati), an Eastern Muskogean language spoken in Louisiana and Texas in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ikson iksó |
|
| 1 | chaffaakan | himaaka̱, himaakasi hima:kan, hima:kasi |
| 2 | toklon | statoklo |
| 3 | totchiinan | statotchiina statocci:na |
| 4 | ostaakan | stonostã:ka |
| 5 | chahappaakan | stachahappaaka |
| 6 | hannaalin | |
| 7 | ontoklon | |
| 8 | ontotchiinan | |
| 9 | chakkaalin | stachakkaali |
| 10 | pokkoolin | |
| 11 | pokkol awah chaffaakan | |
| 12 | pokkol awah toklon | |
| 13 | pokkol awah totchiinan | |
| 14 | pokkol awah ostaakan | |
| 15 | pokkol awah chahappaakan | |
| 16 | pokkol awah hannaalin | |
| 17 | pokkol awah ontoklon | |
| 18 | pokkol awah ontotchiinan | |
| 19 | pokkol awah chakkaalin | |
| 20 | poltoklon | |
| 21 | poltoklon polo awah chaffaakan | |
| 22 | poltoklon polo awah toklon | |
| 23 | poltoklon polo awah totchiinan | |
| 24 | poltoklon polo awah ostaakan | |
| 25 | poltoklon polo awah chahappaakan | |
| 26 | poltoklon polo awah hannaalin | |
| 27 | poltoklon polo awah ontoklon | |
| 28 | poltoklon polo awah ontotchiinan | |
| 29 | poltoklon polo awah chakkaalin | |
| 30 | poltotchiinan | |
| 40 | polostaakan | |
| 50 | polchahappaakan | |
| 60 | polahannaalin | |
| 70 | polontoklon | |
| 80 | polontotchiinan | |
| 90 | polchakkaalin | |
| 100 | chokpi chaffaakan | |
| 200 | chokpi toklon | |
| 300 | chokpi totchiinan | |
| 400 | chokpi ostaakan | |
| 500 | chokpi chahappaakan | |
| 600 | chokpi hannaalin | |
| 700 | chokpi ontoklon | |
| 800 | chokpi ontotchiinan | |
| 900 | chokpi chakkaalin | |
| 1,000 | chokpachoba chaffaakan | |
| 2,000 | chokpachoba toklon | |
| 3,000 | chokpachoba totchiinan | |
| 4,000 | chokpachoba ostaakan | |
| 5,000 | chokpachoba chahappaakan | |
| 6,000 | chokpachoba hannaalin | |
| 7,000 | chokpachoba ontoklon | |
| 8,000 | chokpachoba ontotchiinan | |
| 9,000 | chokpachoba chakkaalin | |
| 10,000 | chokpachoba pokkoolin | |
| 100,000 | chokpachoba chokpi chaffaakan |
Source: Geoffrey D. Kimball; Bel Abbey. Koasati Grammar. University of Nebraska Press, 1991.
Information about Koasati numerals
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-koasati/en/cku/
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Koasati.htm
https://koasati.azurewebsites.net/
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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