How to count in Malecite-Passamaquoddy, an Algonquian language spoken in New Brunswick in Canada, and in Maine in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pesq, neqt | amsqahsewey |
| 2 | nis, tapu | nisewey |
| 3 | nihi, ’sis | nuhuwewey |
| 4 | new | newewey |
| 5 | nan | nanewey |
| 6 | kamahein | kamahcin kehsewey |
| 7 | oluwikonok | oluwikonok kehsewey |
| 8 | oqomolcin | oqomolcin kehsewey |
| 9 | esqonatek | esqonatek kehsewey |
| 10 | ’qotinsk | ’qotinsk kehsewey |
| 11 | ’qotanku | ’qotanku kehsewey |
| 12 | nisanku | nisanku kehsewey |
| 13 | ’sanku | ’sanku kehsewey |
| 14 | newanku | newanku kehsewey |
| 15 | nananku | nananku kehsewey |
| 16 | kamahcin kehsanku | kamahcin kehsanku kehsewey |
| 17 | oluwikonok kehsanku | oluwikonok kehsanku kehsewey |
| 18 | oqomolcin kehsanku | oqomolcin kehsanku kehsewey |
| 19 | esqonatek kehsanku | esqonatek kehsanku kehsewey |
| 20 | nisinsk | nisinsk kehsewey |
| 21 | nisinsk cel pesq (neqt) | nisinsk cel pesq kehsewey |
| 22 | nisinsk cel nis (tapu) | nisinsk cel nis kehsewey |
| 23 | nisinsk cel nihi (’sis) | nisinsk cel nihi kehsewey |
| 24 | nisinsk cel new | nisinsk cel new kehsewey |
| 25 | nisinsk cel nan | nisinsk cel nan kehsewey |
| 26 | nisinsk cel kamahcin | nisinsk cel kamahcin kehsewey |
| 27 | nisinsk cel oluwikonok | nisinsk cel oluwikonok kehsewey |
| 28 | nisinsk cel oqomolcin | nisinsk cel oqomolcin kehsewey |
| 29 | nisinsk cel esqonatek | nisinsk cel esqonatek kehsewey |
| 30 | ’sinsk | ’sinsk kehsewey |
| 40 | newinsk | newinsk kehsewey |
| 50 | naninsk | naninsk kehsewey |
| 60 | kamahcin kehsinsk | kamahcin kehsinsk kehsewey |
| 70 | oluwikonok kehsinsk | oluwikonok kehsinsk kehsewey |
| 80 | oqomolcin kehsinsk | oqomolcin kehsinsk kehsewey |
| 90 | esqonatek kehsinsk | esqonatek kehsinsk kehsewey |
| 100 | ’qotatq | ’qotatq kehsewey |
| 200 | nisatq | nisatq kehsewey |
| 300 | ’satq | ’satq kehsewey |
| 400 | newatq | newatq kehsewey |
| 500 | nanatq | nanatq kehsewey |
| 600 | kamahcin kehsatq | kamahcin kehsatq kehsewey |
| 700 | oluwikonok kehsatq | oluwikonok kehsatq kehsewey |
| 800 | oqomolcin kehsatq | oqomolcin kehsatq kehsewey |
| 900 | esqonatek kehsatq | esqonatek kehsatq kehsewey |
| 1,000 | ’qotamqahk | ’qotamqahk kehsewey |
| 2,000 | nisamqahk | nisamqahk kehsewey |
| 3,000 | ’samqahk | ’samqahk kehsewey |
| 4,000 | newamqahk | newamqahk kehsewey |
| 5,000 | nanamqahk | nanamqahk kehsewey |
| 6,000 | kamahcin kehsamqahk | kamahcin kehsamqahk kehsewey |
| 7,000 | oluwikonok kehsamqahk | oluwikonok kehsamqahk kehsewey |
| 8,000 | oqomolcin kehsamqahk | oqomolcin kehsamqahk kehsewey |
| 9,000 | esqonatek kehsamqahk | esqonatek kehsamqahk kehsewey |
| 10,000 | ’qotamqahk | ’qotamqahk kehsewey |
| 1,000,000 | ’qotalokamqahk | ’qotalokamqahk kehsewey |
| once | neqt | |
| twice | nisokehs | |
| three times | nihikehs |
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Information about counting in Malecite-Passamaquoddy
https://pmportal.org/sites/default/files/reference-documents/Numbers.pdf
Information about Malecite-Passamaquoddy | Numbers
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