How to count in Kiliwa
Enter a number and get it written in full in Kiliwa.
Language overview
Kiliwa (K’olew Ñaja’) is a Yuman language of the Hokan languages family. Spoken in the mexican state of Baja California by the Kiliwa people, it counts about 30 speakers.
Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 10,000 in Kiliwa. Please contact us if you can help us counting up from that limit.
Kiliwa numbering rules
- Digits from one to nine are specific words and expressions: msig [1], juwak [2], jmi’k [3], mnak [4], salchipam [5], msigl paayp [6], juwakl paayp [7], jmi’kl paayp [8], and msigl tmat [9].
- The tens are formed by stating the word for ten (chipam) followed by its multiplier digit: chipam msig [10], chipam juwak [20], chipam jmi’k [30], chipam mnak [40], chipam salchipam [50], chipam msigl paayp [60], chipam juwakl paayb [70], chipam jmi’kl paayp [80], and chipam msigl tmat [90]. A longer version of the tens names coexists from fifty and above: chipam msig u’ kun yuu salchipam [50], chipam msig u’ kun yuu msigl paayp [60], chipam msig u’ kun yuu juwakl paayb [70], chipam msig u’ kun yuu jmi’kl paayp [80], and chipam msig u’ kun yuu msigl tmat [90].
- Compound numbers are formed by stating the ten, then the unit separated with a comma, and the word tmaljaa (e.g.: chipam msig, juwak tmaljaa [12], chipam mnak, juwakl paayp tmaljaa [47]).
- The hundreds are formed by stating the expression chipam msig u’ kun yuu chipam before the multiplier digit: chipam msig u’ kun yuu chipam msig [100], chipam msig u’ kun yuu chipam juwak [200], chipam msig u’ kun yuu chipam jmi’k [300], chipam msig u’ kun yuu chipam mnak [400]…
- The thousands are formed by stating the expression chipam msig u’ kuetet before the multiplier digit: chipam msig u’ kuetet msig [1,000], chipam msíg u’ kuetet juwak [2,000], chipam msig u’ kuetet jmi’k [3,000], chipam msig u’ kuetet mnak [4,000]… chipam msig u’ kuetet chipam msig [10,000]…
Books
Numbers list
| 1 – msig 2 – juwak 3 – jmi’k 4 – mnak 5 – salchipam 6 – msigl paayp 7 – juwakl paayp 8 – jmi’kl paayp 9 – msigl tmat | 10 – chipam msig 11 – chipam msig, msig tmaljaa 12 – chipam msig, juwak tmaljaa 13 – chipam msig, jmi’k tmaljaa 14 – chipam msig, mnak tmaljaa 15 – chipam msig, salchipam tmaljaa 16 – chipam msig, msigl paayp tmaljaa 17 – chipam msig, juwakl paayp tmaljaa 18 – chipam msig, jmi’kl paayp tmaljaa | 19 – chipam msig, msigl tmat tmaljaa 20 – chipam juwak 30 – chipam jmi’k 40 – chipam mnak 50 – chipam salchipam 60 – chipam msigl paayp 70 – chipam juwakl paayb 80 – chipam jmi’kl paayb 90 – chipam msigl tmat | 100 – chipam msig u’ kun yuu chipam msig 1,000 – chipam msig u’ kuetet msig |
Sources
- Practical dictionary of the Kiliwa language, by Arnulfo Estrada Ramírez and Leonor Farlow Espinoza (.pdf in Spanish)
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