Stoney numbers

How to count in Stoney (Nakoda), a Dakota Siouan language spoken in Alberta in Canada.

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Numeral	Cardinal	Ordinal
0	dágunišį [lit. ‘nothing’]
1	wąží	togáhe
2	nųbá, nų́m	įjínųbá
3	yámni	įjíyámni
4	dóba, dom	įjídóba
5	zaptą́	įjízaptą́
6	šákpe	įjíšákpe
7	šagówį	įjíšagówį
8	šaknóǧa	įjíšaknóğa
9	napjúwąga	įjínapcuwą́ga
10	wikcémna	įjíwikcémna
11	agé wąží	įjí’age-wąží
12	agé nųbá	įjí’age-nųbá
13	agé yámni	įjí’age-yámni
14	agé dóba	įjí’age-dóba
15	agé záptą	įjí’age-záptą
16	agé šákpe	įjí’age-šákpe
17	agé šagówį	įjí’age-šagówį
18	agé šaknóǧą	įjí’age-šaknóǧą
19	agé napjúwąga	įjí’age-napjúwąga
20	wikcémna nų́m	įjíwikcémna nų́m
21	wikcémna nų́m sám wązi	įjíwikcémna nų́m sám wązi
22	wikcémna nų́m sám nų́ba	įjíwikcémna nų́m sám nų́ba
23	wikcémna nų́m sám yámni	įjíwikcémna nų́m sám yámni
24	wikcémna nų́m sám dóba	įjíwikcémna nų́m sám dóba
25	wikcémna nų́m sám záptą	įjíwikcémna nų́m sám záptą
26	wikcémna nų́m sám šákpe	įjíwikcémna nų́m sám šákpe
27	wikcémna nų́m sám šagówį	įjíwikcémna nų́m sám šagówį
28	wikcémna nų́m sám šaknóǧa	įjíwikcémna nų́m sám šaknóǧa
29	wikcémna nų́m sám napjúwąga	įjíwikcémna nų́m sám napjúwąga
30	wikcémna yámni	įjíwikcémna yámni
40	wikcémna dóba	įjíwikcémna dóba
50	wikcémna záptą	įjíwikcémna záptą
60	wikcémna šákpe	įjíwikcémna šákpe
70	wikcémna šagówį	įjíwikcémna šagówį
80	wikcémna šaknóǧa	įjíwikcémna šaknóǧa
90	wikcémna napjúwąga	įjíwikcémna napjúwąga
100	obáwįǧe	įjí’obáwįǧe

Notes

Nakoda teens (11-19) are obtained by putting the adverb agé ‘on top’ before the number. Here, it is important to remember that wikcémna ‘ten’ (as in (ten) on top of two = 12) is understood but not pronounced. Thus ‘twelve’ (agé nųbá) means literally ‘on top two.’
‘Zero’ is expressed with the pronoun dágunišį ‘nothing.’
The 20, 30, 40 etc. series are obtained by multiplying the tenths by 2 (20), by 3 (30), by 4 (40), etc., then by adding the cardinal number preceded by sám ‘beyond, over’ as in: 10 x 2 over 4 = 24 (wikcémna nų́m sám dóba), 10 x 8 over 8 = 88 (wikcémna šaknóǧa sam šaknóǧa).
The ordinal numbers are used to express the order within which objects are found to occur. To form the Nakoda ordinal numbers put the prefix įji- to the cardinal number. This prefix is often reduced to į- for some speakers.
When a cardinal number starts with a vowel a glottal stop (’) is inserted after į- as in į’agé-záptą ‘fifteenth.’
Note that ‘first’ is expressed using a separate word togáhe.

Sources

Collette, Vincent & McArthur, Armand (2017): Nakoda Vocabulary and Phrases. Regina: First Nations University of Canada.
Collette, Vincent & McArthur, Armand (2017): NAKODA LANGUAGE LESSONS Regina: First Nations University of Canada.

Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl

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Link

Information about counting in Stoney (Nakoda)
http://www.rockymountainnakoda.com/language/Numerals

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