Language
name and locationː Hupa, Hoopa
Valley, California, USA
[Ref to
Ethnologue] |
1. ɬaʔ |
21. nahxi diminɬaŋ miwah naːɬaʔ |
2. nahxi |
22. nahxi diminɬaŋ miwah naːnahxi |
3. taːqʼi |
23. nahxi diminɬaŋ miwah naːtaːqʼi |
4. diŋkʲʼi |
24. nahxi diminɬaŋ miwah naːdiŋkʸʼi |
5. tʃʷolaʔ |
25. nahxi diminɬaŋ miwah naːtʃʷolaʔ |
6. xostaːni |
26. nahxi diminɬaŋ miwah naːxostani |
7. xohkʲʼidi |
27. nahxi diminɬaŋ miwah naːxohkʲʼidi |
8. kʲeːnim |
28. nahxi diminɬaŋ miwah naːkʲeːnim |
9. miqʼostawi |
29. nahxi diminɬaŋ miwah naːmiqʼostaːwi |
10. minɬaŋ |
30. taːqʼi diminɬaŋ |
11. minɬaŋ miwah naːɬaʔ |
40. diŋkʲʼi diminɬaŋ |
12. minɬaŋ miwah naːnahxi |
50. tʃʷolaʔ diminɬaŋ |
13. minɬaŋ miwah naːtaːqʼi |
60. xostani diminɬaŋ |
14. minɬaŋ miwah naːdiŋkʲʼi |
70. xohkʲʼidi diminɬaŋ |
15. minɬaŋ miwah naːtʃʷolaʔ |
80. kʲenim diminɬaŋ |
16. minɬaŋ miwah naːxostani |
90. miqʼostaːwi diminɬaŋ |
17. minɬaŋ miwah naːxohkʲʼidi |
100. ɬaʔdikʲin |
18. minɬaŋ miwah naːkʲenim |
200. nahxi-dikʲin |
19. minɬaŋ miwah naːmiqʼostaːwi |
1000. ɬa-xeːl |
20. nahxi diminɬaŋ |
2000. nahxi-xeːl |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Kayla Begay (former
Kayla Carpenter,
PhD Student and native speaker of Hupa), Department of Linguistics,
University of California at Berkeley, USA, October 28, 2012. |
Other comments: Hupa or Hoopa is a nearly extinct language spoken by approximately 30 speakers out of 2,000 ethnic population in California: Hoopa Valley Reservation, northwest, United States. Hupa has a decimal system. Hupa is a seriously endangered language with a few speakers. |
Language
name and locationː Hupa, Hoopa
Valley, California, USA
[Ref to
Ethnologue] |
1. ɬaː |
21. nahdiŋ minɬaŋ naːɬaʔ |
2. nahxi |
22. nahdiŋ minɬaŋ naːnahxi |
3. taqʼi |
23. nahdiŋ minɬaŋ naːtaqʼi |
4. dinkʸʼi |
24. nahdiŋ minɬaŋ naːdinkʸʼi |
5. tʃʷolaʔ |
25. nahdiŋ minɬaŋ naːtʃʷolaʔ |
6. xostani |
26. nahdiŋ minɬaŋ naːxostani |
7. xohkʸʼdi |
27. nahdiŋ minɬaŋ naːxohkʸʼdi |
8. kʸenimi |
28. nahdiŋ minɬaŋ naːkʸenimi |
9. miqʼostʼawi |
29. nahdiŋ minɬaŋ naːmiqʼostʼawi |
10. minɬan |
30. taqʼi diŋ |
11. minɬaŋ miwah naːɬaʔ |
40. dinkʸʼi diŋ |
12. minɬaŋ miwah naːnahxi |
50. tʃʷolaʔ diŋ |
13. minɬaŋ miwah naːtaqʼi |
60. xostani diŋ |
14. minɬaŋ miwah naːdinkʸʼi |
70. xohkʸʼdi diŋ |
15. minɬaŋ miwah naː tʃʷolaʔ |
80. kʸenimi diŋ |
16. minɬaŋ miwah naːxostani |
90. miqʼostʼawi diŋ |
17. minɬaŋ miwah naːxohkʸʼdi |
100. dikʸini |
18. minɬaŋ miwah naːkʸenimi |
200. nahxi dikʸini ? |
19. minɬaŋ miw. naːmiqʼostʼawi |
1000. minɬaŋ dikʸini |
20. nahdiŋ minɬaŋ |
2000. ? |
Linguist providing data and dateː
Prof. Victor Golla.
Native American Studies, |
Other comments: Hupa is a seriously endangered languages with a decimal system. The above data was taken in 1970. The decades from 10-19 through 90-99 are formed on the pattern ([tens place] UNIT)-din minƚaŋ miwah na-([ones place] UNIT)-din is a locative phrase formative, here translating ‘times’…-wah is a locative… translating ‘along side of it’; na- is the iterative proclitic particle. |
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