Numbers in Okanagan



Learn numbers in Okanagan

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

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 Okanagan?

Okanagan language, also known as Colville-Okanagan, or Nsyilxcən (n̓səl̓xcin̓), is an interior Salish language of the Salishan language family. While most of its actual speakers live in British Columbia, Canada, it was spoken by the indigenous people in the Okanagan River Basin and the Columbia River Basin in both Canada and United States. Highly endangered with only 150 deeply fluent speakers, while rarely learned, the langage is currently revitalized.Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 100 in Okanagan. Please contact me if you can help me counting up from that limit.

List of numbers in Okanagan

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

  • 1) naqs
  • 2) ʔasíl̓
  • 3) kaʔłís
  • 4) mus
  • 5) čilkst
  • 6) ta̓q̓m̓kst
  • 7) sisp̓l̓k̓
  • 8) tim̓ł
  • 9) x̌əx̌n̓ut
  • 10) ʔupn̓kst
  • 11) ʔupn̓kst uł naqs
  • 12) ʔupn̓kst uł ʔasíl̓
  • 13) ʔupn̓kst uł kaʔłís
  • 14) ʔupn̓kst uł mus
  • 15) ʔupn̓kst uł čilkst
  • 16) ʔupn̓kst uł ta̓q̓m̓kst
  • 17) ʔupn̓kst uł sisp̓l̓k̓
  • 18) ʔupn̓kst uł tim̓ł
  • 19) ʔupn̓kst uł x̌əx̌n̓ut
  • 20) ʔasl̓ʔúpn̓kst
  • 30) kaʔłl̓ʔúpn̓kst
  • 40) msłʔupn̓kst
  • 50) člkł̓ʔupn̓kst
  • 60) tq̓m̓kłʔupn̓kst
  • 70) səsp̓l̓k̓̓łʔupn̓kst
  • 80) tm̓łʔupn̓kst
  • 90) x̌əx̌n̓łʔupn̓kst
  • 100) x̌čəčikst

Numbers in Okanagan: Okanagan numbering rules

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

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

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  • Digits from one to nine are rendered by specific words, namely naqs [1], ʔasíl̓ [2], kaʔłís [3], mus [4], čilkst [5], ta̓q̓m̓kst [6], sisp̓l̓k̓ [7], tim̓ł [8], and x̌əx̌n̓ut [9].
  • Tens are formed starting with the multiplier digit with no vowel, directly followed by the word for ten (ʔupn̓kst) with no space, except for ten itself: ʔupn̓kst [10], ʔasl̓ʔúpn̓kst [20], kaʔłl̓ʔúpn̓kst [30], msłʔupn̓kst [40], člkł̓ʔupn̓kst [50], tq̓m̓kłʔupn̓kst [60], səsp̓l̓k̓̓łʔupn̓kst [70], tm̓łʔupn̓kst [80], and x̌əx̌n̓łʔupn̓kst [90].
  • Compound numbers are formed starting with the ten, then the conjonction , and the unit (e.g.: ʔupn̓kst uł ta̓q̓m̓kst [16], kaʔłl̓ʔúpn̓kst uł tim̓ł [38]).
  • The word for hundred is x̌čəčikst [100].
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