Numbers in Koasati



Learn numbers in Koasati

Knowing numbers in Koasati is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Koasati. Learning to count in Koasati may appeal to you just as a simple curiosity or be something you really need. Perhaps you have planned a trip to a country where Koasati is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Koasati.

It's also useful for guiding you through street numbers. You'll be able to better understand the directions to places and everything expressed in numbers, such as the times when public transportation leaves. Can you think of more reasons to learn numbers in Koasati?

The Koasati language (Kowassá:ti), also known as Coushatta, is the language of the Coushatta people, spoken in Allen Parish, north of Louisiana, and Livingston, Texas, by about 200 people. This endangered language (though language revitalization effort is in progress) belongs to the Muskogean family.Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 9,999 in Koasati. Please contact me if you can help me counting up from that limit.

List of numbers in Koasati

Here is a list of numbers in Koasati. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Koasati from 1 to 20. We have also included the tens up to the number 100, so that you know how to count up to 100 in Koasati. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Koasati.

  • 1) chaffaakan
  • 2) toklon
  • 3) totchiinan
  • 4) ostaakan
  • 5) chahappaakan
  • 6) hannaalin
  • 7) ontoklon
  • 8) ontotchiinan
  • 9) chakkaalin
  • 10) pokkoolin
  • 11) pokkol awah chaffaakan
  • 12) pokkol awah toklon
  • 13) pokkol awah totchiinan
  • 14) pokkol awah ostaakan
  • 15) pokkol awah chahappaakan
  • 16) pokkol awah hannaalin
  • 17) pokkol awah ontoklon
  • 18) pokkol awah ontotchiinan
  • 19) pokkol awah chakkaalin
  • 20) poltoklon
  • 30) poltotchiinan
  • 40) polostaakan
  • 50) polchahappaakan
  • 60) polahannaalin
  • 70) polontoklon
  • 80) polontotchiinan
  • 90) polchakkaalin
  • 100) chokpi chaffaakan
  • 1,000) chokpachoba chaffaakan

Numbers in Koasati: Koasati numbering rules

Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Koasati is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Koasati you will have to learn a series of rules that we will explain below. If you apply these rules you will soon find that you will be able to count in Koasati with ease.

The way numbers are formed in Koasati is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Koasati. Also, learning how to number in Koasati yourself from these simple rules is very beneficial for your brain, as it forces it to work and stay in shape. Working with numbers and a foreign language like Koasati at the same time is one of the best ways to train our little gray cells, so let's see what rules you need to apply to number in Koasati

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  • Numbers from zero to nine are specific words, namely ikson [0] (meaning none), chaffaakan [1], toklon [2], totchiinan [3], ostaakan [4], chahappaakan [5], hannaalin [6], ontoklon [7], ontotchiinan [8], and chakkaalin [9].
  • Tens are formed by prefixing the multiplier digit with pol-, except for ten: pokkoolin [10], poltoklon [20], poltotchiinan [30], polostaakan [40], polchahappaakan [50], polahannaalin [60], polontoklon [70], polontotchiinan [80], and polchakkaalin [90].
  • In compound numerals, the ten is put first, then the word awah, and the digit. In numbers from eleven to nineteen, the word for ten (pokkoolin) is contracted to pokkol (e.g.: pokkol awah chaffaakan [11], pokkol awah chahappaakan [15]). For other compound numerals, the word polo is added in between the word for the ten and the word awah (eg.: poltoklon polo awah chaffaakan [21]).
  • Hundreds are formed by setting the multiplier digit after the word for hundred (chokpi): chokpi chaffaakan [100], chokpi toklon [200], chokpi totchiinan [300], chokpi ostaakan [400]…
  • Thousands are formed by setting the multiplier after the word for thousand (chokpachoba): chokpachoba chaffaakan [1,000], chokpachoba toklon [2,000], chokpachoba totchiinan [3,000], chokpachoba ostaakan [4,000]…
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