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Counting People

EnglishTranslation
one human beingtsyukwe·tát
two human beingsteyukwe·tákeʔ
three human beingsáhsʌ niyukwe·tákeʔ
four human beingskayé niyukwe·tákeʔ
five human beingswísk niyukwe·tákeʔ
EnglishMale(s)Female(s)
oneshayá·tattsyeyá·tat
twotehniyáhsetekniyáhse
threeáhsʌ nihatiáhsʌ nikuti
fourkayé nihatikayé nikuti
fivewísk nihatiwísk nikuti
Some concrete examples:
  • one boyshayá·tat laksá·
  • three girlsáhsʌ nikutí kutikhsa’shúha
  • two young mentehniyáhse tehninikʌhtlúha
  • one young womantsyeyá·tat yeyá·tase
  • three adultsáhsʌ nihatí lʌnukwé·
  • two older womentehniyáhse yotikhstʌ́ha