Numbers in Squamish



Learn numbers in Squamish

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

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 Squamish?

The Squamish language (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) is a native american language that belongs to the Salishan languages family. Spoken by the Squamish people of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, it counts about 15 speakers.Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 199 in Squamish. Please contact me if you can help me counting up from that limit.

List of numbers in Squamish

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

• 1) nch’u7
• 2) án̓us
• 3) chánat
• 4) x̱a7útsen
• 5) tsíyáchis
• 6) t’áḵ’ach
• 7) t’akw’usách
• 8) t’ḵ’ach
• 9) ts’es
• 10) úpen
• 11) úpen i kwi nch’u7
• 12) úpen i kwi án̓us
• 13) úpen i kwi chánat
• 14) úpen i kwi x̱a7útsen
• 15) úpen i kwi tsíyáchis
• 16) úpen i kwi t’áḵ’ach
• 17) úpen i kwi t’akw’usách
• 18) úpen i kwi t’ḵ’ach
• 19) úpen i kwi ts’es
• 20) wetl’ch’
• 30) lhéxwlhsha7
• 40) x̱wutsnalhshá7
• 50) lheḵ’chalhshá7
• 60) t’éx̱malhsha7
• 70) ts’ekwchalhshá7
• 80) tḵechalhshá7
• 90) ts’echalhshá7
• 100) nách’aw̓ich
• 1,000) úpen kwis nách’aw̓ich

Numbers in Squamish: Squamish numbering rules

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

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

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Digits from one to nine are specific words: nch’u7 [1], án̓us [2], chánat [3], x̱a7útsen [4], tsíyáchis [5], t’áḵ’ach [6], t’akw’usách [7], t’ḵ’ach [8], and ts’es [9].

The tens are formed by suffixing the root of the multiplier digit with alhshá7, except for ten and twenty: úpen [10], wetl’ch’ [20], lhéxwlhsha7 [30], x̱wutsnalhshá7 [40], lheḵ’chalhshá7 [50], t’éx̱malhsha7 [60], ts’ekwchalhshá7 [70], tḵechalhshá7 [80], and ts’echalhshá7 [90].

Compound numbers are formed by stating the ten, then the expression i kwi and the unit digit (e.g.: úpen i kwi nch’u7 [11], t’éx̱malhsha7 i kwi t’ḵ’ach [68]).

One hundred is nách’aw̓ich. Compound hundreds are formed by stating the hundred, the ten and the unit, each group linked to the others with the expression i kwi (e.g.: nách’aw̓ich i kwi ts’es [109], nách’aw̓ich i kwi wetl’ch’ i kwi t’akw’usách [127]).

One thousand is úpen kwis nách’aw̓ich, or ten times one hundred.

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