How to count in Northern Sámi (davvisámegiella), a Western Sámi language spoken in parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | okta |
| 2 | guokte |
| 3 | golbma |
| 4 | njeallje |
| 5 | vihtta |
| 6 | guhhta |
| 7 | čieža |
| 8 | gávcci |
| 9 | ovcci |
| 10 | logi |
| 11 | oktanuppelohkái |
| 12 | guoktenuppelohkái |
| 13 | golbmanuppelohkái |
| 14 | njealljenuppelohkái |
| 15 | vihttanuppelohkái |
| 16 | guhttanuppelohkái |
| 17 | čiežanuppelohkái |
| 18 | gávccinuppelohkái |
| 19 | ovccinuppelohkái |
| 20 | guoktelogi |
| 21 | guokte logi okta |
| 22 | guokte logi okta |
| 23 | guokte logi golbma |
| 24 | guokte logi njeallje |
| 25 | guokte logi vihtta |
| 26 | guokte logi guhtta |
| 27 | guokte logi čieža |
| 28 | guokte logi gávcci |
| 29 | guokte logi ovcci |
| 30 | golbmalogi |
| 40 | njealljelogi |
| 50 | vihttalogi |
| 60 | guhttalogi |
| 70 | čiežalogi |
| 80 | gávccilogi |
| 90 | ovccilogi |
| 100 | čuođi / čuohti |
| 200 | guokte čuođi |
| 1000 | duhat / duhát |
| 2000 | guokte duhát |
Numbers in Sámi languages
http://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/numeral/Uralic.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Sami_language#Cardinal_numbers
http://www.purposegames.com/game/skolt-sami-numbers-quiz
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-northern-sami/en/sme/
http://saamruss.narod.ru/grammatika_saamskogo_jazyka_ver_1_0.pdf
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/psdp/EN/data.html
Information about Northern Sámi | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Inari Saami, Kildin Sámi, Lule Sámi, Northern Sámi, Pite Sámi, Skolt Sámi, Southern Sámi, Ter Sámi, Ume Sámi
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