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Language name and locationː Bella Coola, Canada [Refer to Ethnologue] |
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1. smaw |
21. mawlx̩s puƛʼs ti smaw |
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2. ɬnus |
22. mawlx̩s puƛʼs ʔa ɬnus |
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3. ʔasmus * |
23. mawlx̩s puƛʼs ʔa ʔasmus |
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4. mus |
24. mawlx̩s puƛʼs ʔa mus |
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5. cʼixʷ |
25. mawlx̩s puƛʼs ʔa cʼixʷ |
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6. tʼx̩ʷuɬ |
26. mawlx̩s puƛʼs ʔa tʼx̩ʷuɬ |
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7. nus(ʔ)aɬkɬm |
27. mawlx̩s puƛʼs ʔa nus(ʔ)aɬkɬm |
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8. kʼiɬnus (litː (ten) minus two ) |
28. mawlx̩s puƛʼs ʔa kʼiɬnus |
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9. kʼismaw (litː (ten) minus one ) |
29. mawlx̩s puƛʼs ʔa kʼismaw |
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10. cʼklakt |
30. mawlx̩s puƛʼs ʔaɬcʼklakt |
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11. cʼklakt puƛʼs ti smaw |
40. ɬwaaslx̩s (litː ''two sets of digits'' ) |
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12. cʼklakt puƛʼs ʔa ɬnus |
50. ɬwaaslx̩s puƛʼs ʔaɬcʼklakt |
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13. cʼklakt puƛʼs ʔa ʔasmus |
60. ʔasmuslx̩s (litː ''three sets of digits'' ) |
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14. cʼklakt puƛʼs ʔa mus |
70. ʔasmuslx̩s puƛʼs ʔaɬcʼklakt |
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15. cʼklakt puƛʼs ʔa cʼixʷ |
80. muslx̩s (litː ''four sets of digits'' ) |
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16. cʼklakt puƛʼs ʔa tʼx̩ʷuɬ |
90. muslx̩s puƛʼs ʔaɬcʼklakt |
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17. cʼklakt puƛʼs ʔa nus(ʔ)aɬkɬm |
100. cʼxʷlx̩s (litː ''five sets of digits'' ) |
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18. cʼklakt puƛʼs ʔa kʼiɬnus |
200. ɬnusam cʼxʷlx̩s |
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19. cʼklakt puƛʼs ʔa kʼismaw |
1000. cʼklaktam cʼxʷlx̩s |
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20. mawlx̩s (litː ''one set of digits'' ) |
2000. |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. M. Dale Kinkade,
12 March The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 提供资料的语言学家: Prof. M. Dale Kinkade, 1990 年 3 月 12 日 |
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Other comments: Bella Coola has a vigesimal system. The cardinal numerals are stative intransitive verbs. They can be employed predicatively as well as attributively. The word ''three'' means ''being next to'', ''four'' mus is a substantive term with cognates in many Salish, Wakashan, and a few other Northwest Coast languages. |