Counting People
| English | Translation |
|---|
| one human being | tsyukwe·tát |
| two human beings | teyukwe·tákeʔ |
| three human beings | áhsʌ niyukwe·tákeʔ |
| four human beings | kayé niyukwe·tákeʔ |
| five human beings | wísk niyukwe·tákeʔ |
| English | Male(s) | Female(s) |
|---|
| one | shayá·tat | tsyeyá·tat |
| two | tehniyáhse | tekniyáhse |
| three | áhsʌ nihati | áhsʌ nikuti |
| four | kayé nihati | kayé nikuti |
| five | wísk nihati | wísk nikuti |
Some concrete examples:
- one boy — shayá·tat laksá·
- three girls — áhsʌ nikutí kutikhsa’shúha
- two young men — tehniyáhse tehninikʌhtlúha
- one young woman — tsyeyá·tat yeyá·tase
- three adults — áhsʌ nihatí lʌnukwé·
- two older women — tehniyáhse yotikhstʌ́ha