How to count in Unami (Lenape), an Algonquian language spoken in Oklahoma in the USA, specifically the Southern Unami variety of Lenape.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | kwëti |
| 2 | nisha |
| 3 | naxa̱̱ |
| 4 | newa |
| 5 | palenàxk |
| 6 | kwëtash |
| 7 | nishash |
| 8 | xash |
| 9 | pèshkunk |
| 10 | tèlën |
| 11 | tèlën òk kwëti |
| 12 | tèlën òk nisha |
| 13 | tèlën òk naxa̱ |
| 14 | tèlën òk newa |
| 15 | tèlën òk palenàxk |
| 16 | tèlën òk kwëtash |
| 17 | tèlën òk nishash |
| 18 | tèlën òk xash |
| 19 | tèlën òk pèshkunk |
| 20 | nishinxke |
| 21 | nishinxke òk kwëti |
| 22 | nishinxke òk nisha |
| 23 | nishinxke òk naxa̱ |
| 24 | nishinxke òk newa |
| 25 | nishinxke òk palenàxk |
| 26 | nishinxke òk kwëtash |
| 27 | nishinxke òk nishash |
| 28 | nishinxke òk xash |
| 29 | nishinxke òk pèshkunk |
| 30 | xintxke |
| 40 | neinxke |
| 50 | palenàxk txintxke |
| 60 | kwëtash txinxke |
| 70 | nishash txinxke |
| 80 | xash txinxke |
| 90 | pèshkunk txinxke |
| 100 | kwëtapxki |
| 500 | palenàxk tapxki |
| 1,000 | tèlën txën txapxki, tèlën txën kwëtapxki |
| 10,000 | tèlën txapxki |
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Lenape numbers
https://www.talk-lenape.org/lessons?id=7
https://www.talk-lenape.org/lessons?id=9
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Information about Unami | Numbers
Abenaki, Algonquin, Arapaho, Atikamekw, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Cree (Moose), Cree (Plains), Cree (Swampy), Cree (Woods), Fox, Innu, Kickapoo, Malecite-Passamaquoddy, Menominee, Miami, Mi'kmaq, Mohegan, Mohican, Munsee, Narragansett, Naskapi, Ojibwe, Ottawa, Penobscot, Powhatan, Potawatomi, Quiripi, Sauk, Shawnee, Unami (Lenape)
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