How to count in Nez Perce (Nimipuutímt), a Plateau Penutian language spoken in Idaho, Washington and Oregon in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | cá’ya |
| 1 | náaqc |
| 2 | lepít |
| 3 | mitáat |
| 4 | píilept |
| 5 | páax̣at |
| 6 | ’oyláaqc |
| 7 | ’uynéept |
| 8 | ’oymátat |
| 9 | k’úyc |
| 10 | púutimt |
| 11 | púutimt wáx̣ náaqc |
| 12 | púutimt wáx̣ lepít |
| 13 | púutimt wáx̣ mitáat |
| 14 | púutimt wáx̣ píilept |
| 15 | púutimt wáx̣ páax̣at |
| 16 | púutimt wáx̣ ’oyláaqc |
| 17 | púutimt wáx̣ ’uymátat |
| 18 | púutimt wáx̣ ’oymátat |
| 19 | púutimt wáx̣ k’úyc |
| 20 | le’éptit |
| 21 | le’éptit wáx̣ náaqc |
| 22 | le’éptit wáx̣ lepít |
| 23 | le’éptit wáx̣ mitáat |
| 24 | le’éptit wáx̣ píilept |
| 25 | le’éptit wáx̣ páax̣at |
| 26 | le’éptit wáx̣ ’oyláaqc |
| 27 | le’éptit wáx̣ ’uynéept |
| 28 | le’éptit wáx̣ ’oymátat |
| 29 | le’éptit wáx̣ k’úyc |
| 30 | mita’áptit |
| 40 | pile’éptit |
| 50 | paaqa’áptit |
| 60 | ’oylaqca’áptit |
| 70 | ’uyné’éptit |
| 80 | ’oymita’áptit |
| 90 | k’uyce’éptit |
| 100 | puute’éptit |
| 200 | lepúusus |
| 300 | mitóosos |
| 400 | pilepúusus |
| 500 | páaqoosos |
| 600 | ’oylaqcóosos |
| 700 | ’uynepúusus |
| 800 | ’oymitóosos |
| 900 | k’uycúusus |
| 1,000 | puutmúusus |
| 2,000 | leputmúusus |
| 3,000 | mitapotmóosos |
Hear some numbers in Nez Perce:
Information about counting in Nez Perce
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Nez-Perce.htm
https://lx.berkeley.edu/publications/do-all-languages-make-countability-distinctions-evidence-nez-perce
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nez-Perce-Language-counting-5581831
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19620/ceexstem
https://www.nimipuutimt.org/uploads/1/4/0/6/14060280/2_counting.pdf
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Nez Perce | Numbers
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