How to count in Swampy Cree (ᓀᐦᐃᓇᐍᐏᐣ / nêhinawêwin), a Central Algonquin language spoken in parts of Canada.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ᐯᔭᐠ / pêyak | ᓂᐡᑕᒼ / nîštam |
| 2 | ᓄᓱ / nîšo | |
| 3 | ᓂᔑᑐ / ništo | |
| 4 | ᓀᐤ / nêw ᓀᔭᐤ / nêyaw |
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| 5 | ᓂᔭᓇᐣ / niyânan | |
| 6 | ᓂᑯᑡᐢ / nikotwâs(w) | |
| 7 | ᓂᔀᐢ / nîswâs(w) | |
| 8 | ᓂᔭᓇᓀᐤ / niyânânêw ᓂᔭᓇᓀᐎᐤ / niyânânêwiw |
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| 9 | ᔕᐣᒄ / šânkw ᔕᑭᑕᐟ / šâkitâtw |
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| 10 | ᒥᑕᐟ / mitâht ᒥᑕᑕᐦᐟ (mitâtaht) |
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| 11 | ᐯᔭᑯᔕᑊ / pêyakošâpw | |
| 12 | ᓂᔓᔕᑊ / nîšošâp(w) | |
| 13 | ᓂᐢᑐᔕᑊ / nistošâpw | |
| 14 | ᓀᔪᔕᑊ / nêyošâp ᓀᐎᔕᑊ / nêwišâp |
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| 15 | ᓂᔭᓄᔕᑊ / niyâlošâpw | |
| 16 | ᓂᑯᑡᓱᔕᑊ / nikotwâsošâpw | |
| 17 | ᓂᔀᓱᔕᑊ / nîswâsošâp | |
| 18 | ᓂᔭᓇᓀᐎᔕᑊ / niyânânêwišâpw | |
| 19 | ᔕᐣᑯᔕᑊ / šânkošâpw | |
| 20 | ᓂᔑᑕᓇ / nîšitana | |
| 30 | ᓂᐢᑐᒥᑕᓇ / nistomitana | |
| 40 | ᓀᒥᑕᓇᐤ / nêmitanaw | |
| 50 | ᓃᔮᓇᓄᒥᑕᓇᐤ / nîyânanomitanaw | |
| 60 | ᓂᑯᑤᓱᒥᑕᓇᐤ / nikotwâsomitanaw | |
| 70 | ᓂᔀᓱᒥᑕᓇ / nîswâsomitana | |
| 80 | ᓂᔭᓇᓀᐎᒥᑕᓇ / niyânânêwimitana | |
| 90 | ᔕᐣᑯᒥᑕᓇ / šânkomitana | |
| 100 | ᒥᑕᑐᒥᑕᓇ / mitâhtomitana |
Sources and information about Swampy Cree numbers
https://nativereflections.ca/products/ncs-02
https://dictionary.mushkegowuk.atlas-ling.ca/
https://www.algonquianlanguages.ca/learning/moose-and-swampy-downloads/
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