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Chapter II Comparison of Numerals, to Ten, in Several American Dialects

1. Oto — From Say

Yon-ka

No-wa

Tah-ne

To-wa

Sah-tah

Sha-gua

Shah-a-muh

Kra-rah-ba-na

Shan-ka

Kra-ba-nuh

2. Konza

Meakh-che

Nom-pah

Yah-ber-re

To-pah

Sha-tah

Shahp-peh

Pa-om-bah

Pa-yah-ber-re

Shank-kuh

Ker-ab-bu-rah

3. Omawhaw

Meach-che

Nom-bah

Ra-bene

To-bah

Sah-tah

Shap-pa

Pa-noom-ba

Pa-rah-bene

Shoon-kah

Kra-ba-rah

4. Yauktong

Wan-chah

No-pah

Yah-me-ne

To-pah

Zah-pe-tah

Shah-kah-pe

Shah-ko-e

Sha-kun-do-ah

Nuh-pet-che-wun-bah

Week-che-min-nuh

5. Dahkotah — Of Upper Mississippi

Wau-zhe-tah

No-a-pah

Yah-min-ne

To-a-pah

Zah-pe-tah

Sha-kah-pe

Shah-koan

Shah-han-doah

Neep-chew-wun-kah

Week-chim-mah-ne

6. Minnetahse

Le-mois-so

No-o-pah

Nah-me

To-pah

Cheh-hoh

A-cah-me

Chap-po

No-pup-pe

No-was-sap-pa

Pe-sah-gas

7. Pawnee

As-ko

Pet-ko

Tou-wet

Shke-tiksh

She-oksh

Shek-shah-bish

Pet-ko-shek-sha-bish

Tou-wet-sha-bish

Tok-shere-wa

Tok-shere

8. Choktaw

Chaf-fah

To-ko-lo

To-cha-nah

Osh-tah

Tath-lah-pe

Han-nah-la

Oon-to-ko-lo

Oon-to-che-nah

Chak-ah-ta

Po-ko-la

9. Ojibbeway

Ning-gooj-waw, or Ba-zhik

Neezh-waw, or Neezh

Nis-swaw, or Nis-swe

Ne-win

Nah-nun

Ning-good-waw-swe

Neezh-zhwaw-swe

Shwaw-swe

Shong-gus-swe, or shong

Me-dos-swe, or kwaitch

10. Muskwake

Ne kot

Neesh

Ne-on-en

Ne-kot-waus-keek

Ne-kot-wau-swa

Nee-swa

Ne-o

Neesh-waus-eek

Shaunk

Me-to-swa

11. Minsi — From Heckewelder

Gut-ti

Nis-cha

Na-cha

Ne-wa

Na-lan

Gut-tasch

Nis-choasch

Cha-asch

No-we-li

Wim-bat

12. Algonkin — From Heckewelder

Pe-gik

Ninch

Nis-soue

Neou

Na-sau

Nin-gon-ton-as-sou

Nin-chou-as-sou

Nis-sou-as-sou

Chan-gas-sou

Mil-las-sou

13. Delaware — From Heckewelder

Ni-gut-ti

Nis-cha

Na-cha

Ne-wo

Pa-le-nach

Gut-tasch

Nis-chash

Chasch

Pes-chonk

Tel-len

14. Mahnomonie

Ne-kotes

Neesh

Nah-new

Ne-ew

Nean-nun

Ne-kot-was-sa-tah

No-ha-kun

Suah-sek

Shaw-ka-waw

Me-tah-tah

15. Cree — From Say

Paynk

Ne-shuh

Nesh-to

Na-a-wo

Nean-nun

Ne-go-to-ah-sek

Ta-pa-coh

Aa-na-nes

Ta-ka-to

Me-ta-ta

16. Winnebago

Zhunk-he-rah

Noam-pee-wee

Tah-nee-wee

Kho-a-pee-wee

Saut-shah

Ah-ka-a-way

Shau-koa

Ar-waw-oank

Zhunke-schoonk-schoone

Kar-ra-pun-na-nah

17. Adage — From Duponceau

Nan-cas

Nass

Colle

Cac-ca-che

Sep-pa-can

Pa-ca-nan-cus

Pa-can-ess

Pa-ca-lon

Sic-kin-ish

Neus-ne

18. Muskogee — From Adair

Hom-mai

Hok-kole

Too-che-na

Osh-ta

Cha-ka-pe

E-pah-ghe

Ho-loo-pha-ge

Chee-ne-pa

Oh-sta-pe

Pa-ko-le

19. Choktah and Chiksah — From Adair

Cheph-pho

Too-ga-lo

Toot-che-na

Oos-ta

Tath-la-be

Han-nah-le

Un-too-ga-lo

Un-too-che-na

Chak-ka-le

Po-koo-le

20. Cherokee — From Adair

So-guo

Tah-ne

Choch

Nauk-ke

Ish-ke

Soo-tare

Ka-re-koge

Sah-nay-ra

Soh-nay-ra

Skoch

So-at-too (11)

Ta-ra-too (12)

21. Quaddies, (Maine.) — From Duponceau

Nai-get

Nes

Nane

Ga-mat-chine

A-lo-he-gan-nah

Ni-hi

Na-ho

Ok-muh-hine

As-kwi-nan-dak

Ney-dinsk

22. Quawpaw — From Duponceau’s Ms

Milch-tih

Non-ne-pah

Dag-he-nig

Tu-ah

Sat-ton

Schap-peh

Pen-na-pah

Pe-dag-he-nih

Schunk-kah

Ge-deh-bo-nah

23. Penobscot — From Duponceau’s Ms

Pe-suock

Neise

Nhas

Yeuf

Pa-le-neusg

Neuk-tansg

Ta-boos

San-suk

No-cle

Ma-ta-ta

24. Miami — From Duponceau’s Ms

Ng-goo-teh

Nii-ju-eh

Nisth-ueh

Nu-ueh

Ilaan-ueh

Ka-kat-sueh

Nii-ju-eh

Po-laa-neh

Ngo-te-me-neh-kek

Mo-taat-sueh

25. Shawnese — From Duponceau’s Ms

In-gut-i, or, n’gut-i

Nis-chwe

N’swe

Ni-wi

Nia-lan-wi

Ka-kat-swi

Swach-tet-swy

Pal-la-ni

N’gut-ti-me-pech-gi

Mat-tat-swy

26. Unachog — From Duponceau’s Ms

Na-gwut

Nees

Nos

Yaut

Pa, or, na-paa

Na-cut-tah, or, cut-tah

Tum-po-wa

Swat

Neone

Pay-ac

27. Natick — From Elliot’s Bib

Ne-gunt

Neese

Nish

Yau

Na-pan-na-tah-she

Ne-kwut-ta-tah-she

Ne-sau-suk-tah-she

Shwo-suk-tah-she

Pa-skoo-gun-tah-she

Pi-uk

28. Nousaghauset — From Elliot’s Bib. in Ms

Ne-guit

Nase

Nish

Yoh

Na-pau-na

Kwut-ta

E-na-da

Shwo-suk

Pas-ku-git

Pi-uk

29. Sourikwosiorum — From John De Laet

Ne-gout

Ta-bo

Chicht

Ne-ou

Nau

Ka-ma-chin

E-roe-kwe-sink

Meg-on-ma-chin

Egh-ko-na-deck

Me-tun

30. Canadenses, Ib — From Auct. Lescarbot

Be-gou

Ni-chou

Nich-toa

Rau

A-pa-te-ta

Con-tou-sai-hin

Ne-o-va-chin

Nes-to-va-chin

Pes-co-va-det

Me-tun

31. Saukikani — From J. Daet, Auct. Johan. Smith

Cotte

Nysse

Na-cha

Wy-we

Pa-re-nagh

Cot-tash

Nys-sas

Ge-chas

Pes-chon

Ter-ren

32. Algonkin — From J. Long

Pay-jik

Ninch

Na-ran

Nin-goot-was-soo

Nin-cho-was-soo

Nis-soo

Neoo

Nis-so-was-so

Shon-gas-soo

Ni-tas-soo

33. Chippeway — From J. Long

Pay-shik

Neesh

Nees-swoy

Ni-on

Na-ran

Ne-gut-wos-swoy

Swos-swoy

Shau-gos-swoy

Me-tos-swoy

34. New Stockbridge — From Kao-no-mut, a Woman Who Had Been Living on Fox River, 1827

N’got-tah

Ne-shah

Nah-hah

Nah-wah

No-nun

N’ko-taus

To-pau-wus

Khous-so

Nah-ne-we

N’tan-net

35. Mohegan

Ug-wit-toh

Nes-oh

Nogh-hoh

Nau-woh

Nu-non

Ug-wit-tus

Tu-pou-wus

Ghu-sooh

Nau-ne-weh

Ne-tau-nit

36. Monsee — From an Indian at Buffaloe

N’got-tah

Ne-shah

N’hah

Na-ah

Naw-bun

N’got-waws

Nush-waus

N’haus

No-wa-lah

Wim-bat

37. Naudoway — From Tanner

Wis-ka-ut

Tik-ke-ne

Os-sah

Kia-nec

Whisk

Yah-gah

Shah-tuk

Sah-ta-gah

Te-unk-teuh

We-go-ne

38. Seneca — From an Indian at Buffaloe, 1827

Skaut

Tik-thnee

Snu-ah

Ka-ae

Weish

Yah-eh

Chah-duk

Ta-ke-oh

Teu-tohn

Wus-han

39. Potiwattomie — From an Indian at Detroit, 1827

Ne-got

Neesh

Nees-wa

Na-ow

Na-nun

Ne-got-waut-so

No-okt-so

Su-aut-so

Shah-kah

Kwetch

40. Ottawwaw — From Tanner

Ne-goch-waw

Neesh-waw

Nis-waw

Ne-win

Nah-nun

Nin-got-wau-swa

Neesh-wau-swa

Nis-waw

Shaunk

Kwetch

41. Chippewyan — From a German Interpreter

Ish-li-a

Nuh-ka

Tah-sha

Taing-a

Sah-zhun-lah-ha

I-ka-lah-rah

I-ka-taing-ha

Ish-lah-in-ding-ga

Kas-ka-koo-un-nee-rah

Koo-un-nu-ah

42. Chippewyan — From M’Kenzie

Sta-chy

Na-ghur

Tagh-y

Dengk-y

Sas-sou-la-chee

Al-ke-tar-hy-y

Al-ki-deing-hy

Ca-ki-na-ha-noth-na

Ca-noth-na

43. Chippewyan — From a Woman, a Native of Churchill

Ith-lia

Nuk-ka

Krah-ha, or tah-rhe

Shah-zet-te

Il-ket-ting

Ting-he

Sah-zun-lah-ha

Il-ket-tah-rah

Kah-kin-ho-en-er-nah

Ho-en-er-nah

44. Anglo Saxon

Aen

Twe-gen, or, twa

Threo, or, thry

Feo-ther, or, feo-wer

Six

Se-o-fou

Eaghta

Ni-gone

Tyn

45. Cree — From M’Kenzie

Pey-ac

Ni-sheu

Nish-tou

Ne-way

Ni-an-nan

Ne-gou-ta-woe-sic

Nish-wi-o-sic

Jan-na-new

Shack

Mi-ta-tat

46. Algonkin — From M’Kenzie

Pe-cheik

Nije

Nis-wois

Neau

Na-nan

Ni-gou-ta-wa-swois

Ni-gi-was-wois

She-was-wois

Shan-gwos-wois

Mit-as-swois

47. Chippewyan — From a Chippewyan

Eth-li-ah

Nuk-kur

Tor-ri

Ding-he

Sos-su-li-he

El-kat-har-ri

Slus-ing-ding-he

El-ket-ding-he

Kutch-e-no-ner-re

Ho-ner-ne-nuh

48. Winnebago — From a Winnebago

Zhunk-kaid

Noamp

Tarn

T’joab

Sarj

Har-ker-ra

Shar-goan

Kad-do-unk

Yunk-ked-joos-koon

Ker-reb-hon-na

49. Cree — From a Native

Pe-ak

Nees-to

Ne-o

Ne-ah-nun

Ning-good-waw-sik

Ne-su

Ta-be-ko

E-nah-ne

Kam-me-tah-tat

Me-tah-tat

50. Mahnesheet, (Slow-Tongues,) Residing on the St. Johns, N. B. From a Native

Na-koot

Tah-bo

Sheist

Na-oo

Nahn

Kah-mutch-in

Lo-he-gin-nuk

O-go-mul-chin

Aish-ko-nah-daig

Ko-dainsk

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