Thursday, January 15, 2009

Week 3: Ojibwe Numbers 11-100

Now, we can understand if you are looking at the rest of these numbers and thinking, "dude that's like 90 more numbers!"  It's really not.  You really have only 10 more words to learn, to be able to count to 100.

Here they are:
ashi - plus
niizhtana - twenty
nisimidana - thirty
niimidana - forty
naanimidana - fifty
ningodwaasimidana - sixty
niizhwaasimidana - seventy
nishwaasimidana - eighty
zhaangasimidana - ninety
ningodwaak - one hundred

Let's looks at 11 - 20.  You already know 1 - 10.  To say 11-19 you just add "ashi" before the first nine numbers.  So, "ashi-bezhig" means "plus one" which is the number eleven.  "Ashi-niizh" or "plus two" means 12, and so on.  So really, you are learning just one more word (ashi), to be able to count from 11 to 19.

11.....ashi-bezhig
12.....ashi-niizh
13.....ashi-niswi
14.....ashi-niiwin
15.....ashi-naanan
16.....ashi-ningodwaaswi
17.....ashi-niizhwaaswi
18.....ashi-nishwaaswi
19.....ashi-zhaangaswi

The word for 20 is "niizhtana."  To count from 20 to 29, niizhtana is the only new word you will have to know.  To count from 21 to 29, you simply say "niizhtana" and then add "ashi" and then the number you wish to say.  For example, to say 21, you will say "niizhtana-ashi-bezhig" which means "twenty plus one."  Then 22 will be, "niizhtana-ashi-niizh."

20.....niizhtana
21.....niizhtana ashi bezhig
22.....niizhtana-ashi-niizh
23.....niizhtana-ashi-niswi
24.....niizhtana-ashi-niiwin
25.....niizhtana-ashi-naanan
26.....niizhtana-ashi-ningodwaaswi
27.....niizhtana-ashi-niizhwaaswi
28.....niizhtana-ashi-nishwaaswi
29.....niizhtana-ashi-zhaangaswi

The word for 30 is "nisimidana."  To count from 30 to 39, nisimidana is the only new word you will have to know.  To count from 31 to 39, you simply say "nisimidana" and then add "ashi" and then the number you wish to say.  For example, to say 31, you will say "nisimidana-ashi-bezhig" which means "thirty plus one."  Then 32 will be, "nisimidana-ashi-niizh."

30.....nisimidana
31.....nisimidana ashi bezhig
32.....nisimidana-ashi-niizh
33.....nisimidana-ashi-niswi
34.....nisimidana-ashi-niiwin
35.....nisimidana-ashi-naanan
36.....nisimidana-ashi-ningodwaaswi
37.....nisimidana-ashi-niizhwaaswi
38.....nisimidana-ashi-nishwaaswi
39.....nisimidana-ashi-zhaangaswi

The word for 40 is "niimidana." To count from 40 to 49, niimidana is the only new word you will have to know.  To count from 41 to 49, you simply say "niimidana" and then add "ashi" and then the number you wish to say. For example, to say 41, you will say "niimidana-ashi-bezhig" which means "forty plus one." Then 42 will be, "niimidana-ashi-niizh."

40.....niimidana
41.....niimidana ashi bezhig
42.....niimidana-ashi-niizh
43.....niimidana-ashi-niswi
44.....niimidana-ashi-niiwin
45.....niimidana-ashi-naanan
46.....niimidana-ashi-ningodwaaswi
47.....niimidana-ashi-niizhwaaswi
48.....niimidana-ashi-nishwaaswi
49.....niimidana-ashi-zhaangaswi

The word for 50 is "naanimidana." To count from 50 to 59, naanimidana is the only new word you will have to know.  To count from 51 to 59, you simply say "naanimidana" and then add "ashi" and then the number you wish to say. For example, to say 51, you will say "naanimidana-ashi-bezhig" which means "fifty plus one." Then 52 will be, "naanimidana-ashi-niizh."

50.....naanimidana
51.....naanimidana-ashi-bezhig
52.....naanimidana-ashi-niizh
53.....naanimidana-ashi-niswi
54.....naanimidana-ashi-niiwin
55.....naanimidana-ashi-naanan
56.....naanimidana-ashi-ningodwaaswi
57.....naanimidana-ashi-niizhwaaswi
58.....naanimidana-ashi-nishwaaswi
59.....naanimidana-ashi-zhaangaswi

The word for 60 is "ningodwaasimidana." To count from 60 to 69, ningodwaasimidana is the only new word you will have to know.  To count from 61 to 69, you simply say "ningodwaasimidana" and then add "ashi" and then the number you wish to say. For example, to say 61, you will say "ningodwaasimidana-ashi-bezhig" which means "sixty plus one." Then 62 will be, "ningodwaasimidana-ashi-niizh."

60.....ningodwaasimidana
61.....ningodwaasimidana-ashi-bezhig
62.....ningodwaasimidana-ashi-niizh
63.....ningodwaasimidana-ashi-niswi
64.....ningodwaasimidana-ashi-niiwin
65.....ningodwaasimidana-ashi-naanan
66.....ningodwaasimidana-ashi-ningodwaaswi
67.....ningodwaasimidana-ashi-niizhwaaswi
68.....ningodwaasimidana-ashi-nishwaaswi
69.....ningodwaasimidana-ashi-zhaangaswi

The word for 70 is "niizhwaasimidana." To count from 70 to 79, niizhwaasimidana is the only new word you will have to know.  To count from 71 to 79, you simply say "niizhwaasimidana" and then add "ashi" and then the number you wish to say. For example, to say 71, you will say "niizhwaasimidana-ashi-bezhig" which means "seventy plus one." Then 72 will be, "niizhwaasimidana-ashi-niizh."

70.....niizhwaasimidana
71.....niizhwaasimidana-ashi-bezhig
72.....niizhwaasimidana-ashi-niizh
73.....niizhwaasimidana-ashi-niswi
74.....niizhwaasimidana-ashi-niiwin
75.....niizhwaasimidana-ashi-naanan
76.....niizhwaasimidana-ashi-ningodwaaswi
77.....niizhwaasimidana-ashi-niizhwaaswi
78.....niizhwaasimidana-ashi-nishwaaswi
79.....niizhwaasimidana-ashi-zhaangaswi

The word for 80 is "nishwaasimidana." To count from 80 to 89, nishwaasimidana is the only new word you will have to know.  To count from 81 to 89, you simply say "nishwaasimidana" and then add "ashi" and then the number you wish to say. For example, to say 81, you will say "nishwaasimidana-ashi-bezhig" which means "eighty plus one." Then 82 will be, "nishwaasimidana-ashi-niizh."

80.....nishwaasimidana
81.....nishwaasimidana-ashi-bezhig
82.....nishwaasimidana-ashi-niizh
83.....nishwaasimidana-ashi-niswi
84.....nishwaasimidana-ashi-niiwin
85.....nishwaasimidana-ashi-naanan
86.....nishwaasimidana-ashi-ningodwaaswi
87.....nishwaasimidana-ashi-niizhwaaswi
88.....nishwaasimidana-ashi-nishwaaswi
89.....nishwaasimidana-ashi-zhaangaswi

The word for 90 is "zhaangasimidana." To count from 90 to 99, zhaangasimidana is the only new word you will have to know.  To count from 91 to 99, you simply say "nzhaangasimidana" and then add "ashi" and then the number you wish to say. For example, to say 91, you will say "zhaangasimidana-ashi-bezhig" which means "ninety plus one." Then 92 will be, "zhaangasimidana-ashi-niizh."

90.....zhaangasimidana
91.....zhaangasimidana-ashi-bezhig
92.....zhaangasimidana-ashi-niizh
93.....zhaangasimidana-ashi-niswi
94.....zhaangasimidana-ashi-niiwin
95.....zhaangasimidana-ashi-naanan
96.....zhaangasimidana-ashi-ningodwaaswi
97.....zhaangasimidana-ashi-niizhwaaswi
98.....zhaangasimidana-ashi-nishwaaswi
99.....zhaangasimidana-ashi-zhaangaswi

100.....ningodwaak

This video will help you count to 100.



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