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