How to count in Secoya (Paikoka), a Tucanoan language spoken in northern Ecuador and northern Peru.
Some numbers have different forms depending on whether a masculine (m), feminine (f) or inanimate (i) noun is being counted.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | te'e (i), te'i (m), te'o (f) |
| 2 | kayayë, caya |
| 3 | toasoñë, toaso̱ |
| 4 | kajese'ë (i), kajese'i (m), kajese'o (f), cajese'e |
| 5 | jënte, te'e jë̱të |
| 6 | te'e jë̱nte te'o |
| 7 | te'e jë̱nte kayayë |
| 8 | te'e jë̱nte toasoñë |
| 9 | te'e jë̱nte kajese'ë |
| 10 | si'a jë̱-ña |
| 11 | si'a jë̱-ña te'e (i), si'a jë̱ña te'i (m), si'a jë̱ña te'o (f) |
| 12 | si'a jë̱-ña kayayë |
| 20 | si'a jë̱-ña si'ajë̱ña |
Information about Secoya numbers
https://www.native-languages.org/numbers/secoya_numbers.htm
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Paicoca.htm
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/17548
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Information about Secoya | Numbers
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