How to count in Salish (Séliš), a Salishian language spoken in parts of Montana and Washington State in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | nk̕ʷuˀ |
| 2 | esél |
| 3 | čełé |
| 4 | mus |
| 5 | cil |
| 6 | t̕áq̓n |
| 7 | sisp̓l̕ |
| 8 | héˀen̓m |
| 9 | x̣n̓ut |
| 10 | upn |
| 11 | upn eł nk̕ʷuˀ |
| 12 | upn eł esél |
| 13 | upn eł čełé |
| 14 | upn eł mus |
| 15 | upn eł cil |
| 16 | upn eł t̕áq̓n |
| 17 | upn eł sisp̓l̕ |
| 18 | upn eł héˀen̓m |
| 19 | upn eł x̣n̓ut |
| 20 | eslˀupn |
| 21 | eslˀupn eł nk̕ʷuˀ |
| 22 | eslˀupn eł esél |
| 23 | eslˀupn eł čełé |
| 24 | eslˀupn eł mus |
| 25 | eslˀupn eł cil |
| 26 | eslˀupn eł t̕áq̓n |
| 27 | eslˀupn eł sisp̓l̕ |
| 28 | eslˀupn eł héˀen̓m |
| 29 | eslˀupn eł x̣n̓ut |
| 30 | čełlˀupn |
| 40 | msłˀupn |
| 50 | clčłˀupn |
| 60 | t̕áq̓nčłˀupn |
| 70 | sp̓l̕č̕̕̕ łˀupn |
| 80 | hen̓młˀupn |
| 90 | x̣n̓tłˀupn |
| 100 | nk̕ʷoˀqín |
| 1000 | opnčstqn |
Information about Salish numbers
http://desmotsetdeslangues.eklablog.com/salish-a144766270
http://spokanelanguage.com/PICT_DICTIONARY.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 Salish | Numbers
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