Numbers in Malecite-Passamaquoddy



Learn numbers in Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Knowing numbers in Malecite-Passamaquoddy is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Malecite-Passamaquoddy. Learning to count in Malecite-Passamaquoddy 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 Malecite-Passamaquoddy is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Malecite-Passamaquoddy.

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 Malecite-Passamaquoddy?

The Malecite-Passamaquoddy language, or Maliseet–Passamaquoddy, is spoken by the Maliseet (Etchemins or Wolastoqiyik) and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati or Pestomuhkati) peoples along both sides of the border between Maine in the United States and New Brunswick, Canada. Belonging to the Algonquian language family, and more specifically to the Eastern Algonquian languages, it counts about 600 speakers and is considered an endangered language.

List of numbers in Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Here is a list of numbers in Malecite-Passamaquoddy. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Malecite-Passamaquoddy 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 Malecite-Passamaquoddy. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Malecite-Passamaquoddy.

  • 1) pesq
  • 2) nis
  • 3) nihi
  • 4) new
  • 5) nan
  • 6) kamahcin
  • 7) oluwikonok
  • 8) oqomolcin
  • 9) esqonatek
  • 10) ’qotinsk
  • 11) ’qotanku
  • 12) nisanku
  • 13) ’sanku
  • 14) newanku
  • 15) nananku
  • 16) kamahcin kehsanku
  • 17) oluwikonok kehsanku
  • 18) oqomolcin kehsanku
  • 19) esqonatek kehsanku
  • 20) nisinsk
  • 30) ’sinsk
  • 40) newinsk
  • 50) naninsk
  • 60) kamahcin kehsinsk
  • 70) oluwikonok kehsinsk
  • 80) oqomolcin kehsinsk
  • 90) esqonatek kehsinsk
  • 100) ’qotatq
  • 1,000) ’qotamqahk
  • one million) ’qotalokamqahk

Numbers in Malecite-Passamaquoddy: Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbering rules

Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Malecite-Passamaquoddy is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Malecite-Passamaquoddy 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 Malecite-Passamaquoddy with ease.

The way numbers are formed in Malecite-Passamaquoddy is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Malecite-Passamaquoddy. Also, learning how to number in Malecite-Passamaquoddy 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 Malecite-Passamaquoddy 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 Malecite-Passamaquoddy

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  • Digits from one to nine are rendered by specific words, namely pesq or neqt [1], nis or tapu [2], nihi or ’sis [3], new [4], nan [5], kamahcin [6], oluwikonok [7], oqomolcin [8], and esqonatek [9].
  • The word for eleven is ’qotanku [11]. From twelve to fifteen, numbers are formed by adding the anku suffix to the unit name: nisanku [12], ’sanku [13], newanku [14], and nananku [15]. From sixteen to nineteen, numbers are formed by setting first the unit name, then the word kehsanku separated with a space: kamahcin kehsanku [16], oluwikonok kehsanku [17], oqomolcin kehsanku [18], and esqonatek kehsanku [19].
  • The word for ten is ’qotinsk [10]. From twenty to fifty, tens are formed by adding the insk suffix to the multiplier unit name: nisinsk [20], ’sinsk [30], newinsk [40], and naninsk [50]. From sixty to ninety, tens are formed by setting first the multiplier unit name, then the word kehsinsk separated with a space: kamahcin kehsinsk [60], oluwikonok kehsinsk [70], oqomolcin kehsinsk [80], and esqonatek kehsinsk [90].
  • Compound numbers are formed by stating the ten, the word cel (and, plus) separated with spaces, then the unit (e.g.: nisinsk cel kamahcin [26], naninsk cel new [54]).
  • The word for hundred is ’qotatq [100]. From two hundred to five hundred, hundreds are formed by adding the atq suffix to the multiplier unit name: nisatq [200], ’satq [300], newatq [400], and nanatq [500]. From six hundred to nine hundred, hundreds are formed by setting first the multiplier unit name, then the word kehsatq separated with a space: kamahcin kehsatq [600], oluwikonok kehsatq [700], oqomolcin kehsatq [800], and esqonatek kehsatq [900].
  • The word for thousand is ’qotamqahk [1,000]. From two thousand to five thousand, thousands are formed by adding the amqahk suffix to the multiplier unit name: nisamqahk [2,000], ’samqahk [3,000], newamqahk [4,000], and nanamqahk [5,000]. From six thousand to nine thousand, thousands are formed by setting first the multiplier unit name, then the word kehsamqahk separated with a space: kamahcin kehsamqahk [6,000], oluwikonok kehsamqahk [7,000], oqomolcin kehsamqahk [8,000], and esqonatek kehsamqahk [9,000].
  • Big compound numbers are formed by adding the word cel separated with spaces between each multiple of ten, i.e. between thousand, hundred, ten or unit (e.g.: kamahcin kehsatq cel nisinsk cel new [624], ’qotamqahk cel newanku [1,014]).
  • The word for million is ’qotalokamqahk [1,000,000]. From two million to five million, millions are formed by adding the alokamqahk suffix to the multiplier unit name: nisalokamqahk [2,000,000], ’salokamqahk [3,000,000], newalokamqahk [4,000,000], and nanalokamqahk [5,000,000]. From six million to nine million, millions are formed by setting first the multiplier unit name, then the word kehsalokamqahk separated with a space: kamahcin kehsalokamqahk [6,000,000], oluwikonok kehsalokamqahk [7,000,000], oqomolcin kehsalokamqahk [8,000,000], and esqonatek kehsalokamqahk [9,000,000].
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