Information about counting in Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib), a Northern Athabaskan language spoken in the Northwest Territories of Canada
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | ı̨łè |
| 2 | náke |
| 3 | tai |
| 4 | dı̨ |
| 5 | sı̨lái |
| 6 | ek’ètai |
| 7 | łǫ̀hdı̨ |
| 8 | ek’èdı̨ |
| 9 | łǫǫ̀tǫ |
| 10 | hoònǫ |
| 11 | hoònǫ daats’ǫ̀ ı̨łè |
| 12 | hoònǫ daats’ǫ̀ náke |
| 13 | hoònǫ daats’ǫ̀ tai |
| 14 | hoònǫ daats’ǫ̀ dı̨ |
| 15 | hoònǫ daats’ǫ̀ sı̨lái |
| 16 | hoònǫ daats’ǫ̀ ek’ètai |
| 17 | hoònǫ daats’ǫ̀ łǫ̀hdı̨ |
| 18 | hoònǫ daats’ǫ̀ ek’èdı̨ |
| 19 | hoònǫ daats’ ò łǫǫ̀tǫ |
| 20 | naènǫ |
| 21 | naènǫ daats’ǫ̀ ı̨łè |
| 22 | naènǫ daats’ǫ̀ náke |
| 23 | naènǫ daats’ǫ̀ tai |
| 24 | naènǫ daats’ǫ̀ dı̨ |
| 25 | naènǫ daats’ǫ̀ sı̨lái |
| 26 | naènǫ daats’ǫ̀ ek’ètai |
| 27 | naènǫ daats’ǫ̀ łǫ̀hdı̨ |
| 28 | naènǫ daats’ǫ̀ ek’èdı̨ |
| 29 | naènǫ daats’ ò łǫǫ̀tǫ |
| 30 | taènǫ |
| 40 | dı̨ènǫ |
| 45 | dı̨ènǫ daats’ǫ̀ sı̨lái |
| 50 | sı̨làènǫ |
| 60 | ek’ètaènǫ |
| 70 | łǫ̀hdı̨ènǫ |
| 80 | ek’èdı̨ènǫ |
| 90 | łǫǫ̀tǫènǫ |
| 100 | ı̨łèakw’eènǫ, ı̨łèakw’iènǫ |
| 1,000 | lemì |
| once | ı̨łàà, ı̨łèaht’aà |
| twice | nàakeè, nàhokeè |
| three times | taà |
| four times | dı̨į̀ |
Source: Tłı̨chǫ Yatiì Enı̨htł’è. A Dogrib Dictionary. Dogrib Divisional Board of Education, 1996.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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