How to count in Tlingit (Lingít), a Na-Déné language spoken in Alaska in the USA, and in British Colombia in Canada.
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Personal numbers |
---|---|---|
1 | tłéix’ | tłéináx̱ |
2 | déix̱ | dáx̱náx̱ |
3 | nás’k | nás’gináx̱ |
4 | daax’oon | daax’oonínáx̱ |
5 | keijín (1 hand) | keijínináx̱ |
6 | tleidooshú (runs up on 1) | tleidooshóonáx̱ |
7 | dax̱adooshú (runs up on 2) | dax̱adooshóonáx̱ |
8 | nas’gadooshú (runs up on 3) | nas’gadooshóonáx̱ |
9 | gooshúḵ (smiling at the thumb) | gooshúɢ̱unáx̱ |
10 | jinkaat (2 hands) | jinkaadináx̱ |
11 | jinkaat ḵa tléix' | jinkaat ḵa tłéináx̱ |
12 | jinkaat ḵa déix̱ | jinkaat ḵa dáx̱náx̱ |
13 | jinkaat ḵa nás’k | jinkaat ḵa nás’gináx̱ |
14 | jinkaat ḵa daax’oon | jinkaat ḵa daax’oonínáx̱ |
15 | jinkaat ḵa keijín | jinkaat ḵa keijínináx̱ |
16 | jinkaat ḵa tleidooshú | jinkaat ḵa tleidooshóonáx̱ |
17 | jinkaat ḵa dax̱adooshú | jinkaat dax̱adooshóonáx̱ |
18 | jinkaat ḵa nas’gadooshú | jinkaat ḵa nas’gadooshóonáx̱ |
19 | jinkaat ḵa gooshúḵ | jinkaat ḵa gooshúɢ̱unáx̱ |
20 | tleiḵáa | tleiḵáanáx̱ |
21 | tleiḵáa ḵa tléix' | tleiḵáa ḵa tléináx̱ |
22 | tleiḵáa ḵa déix̱ | |
23 | tleiḵáa ḵa nás’k | |
24 | tleiḵáa ḵa daax’oon | |
25 | tleiḵáa ḵa keijín | |
26 | tleiḵáa ḵa tleidooshú | |
27 | tleiḵáa ḵa dax̱adooshú | |
28 | tleiḵáa ḵa nas’gadooshú | |
29 | tleiḵáa ḵa gooshúḵ | |
30 | nás’k jinkaat | |
40 | daax’oon jinkaat | |
50 | keijín jinkaat | |
60 | tleidooshú jinkaat | |
70 | dax̱adooshú jinkaat | |
80 | nas’gadooshú jinkaat | |
90 | gooshúḵ jinkaat | |
100 | tłéix’ hándit |
The personal numbers are used when counting people, e.g. tłéináx̱ = one person, dáx̱náx̱ = two person
Hear some Tlingit numbers:
Information about Tlingit numerals
https://lrinspire.com/2015/04/30/learning-to-speak-lingit-tlingit-numbers-1-10/
http://www.sealaskaheritage.org/programs/Language%20Resources/Tlingit_dictionary_web.pdf
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Tlingit | Numbers
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