Numbers
Below you will find a list of Lakota cardinal numbers from 1 to 19 and a list of ordinal numbers from 1st to 10th. In each box there are three lines of text. The first line is a conventional spelling of the number; the second line offers a phonetic way of pronouncing the number; and the third line translates the number into Englsh. To hear a number pronounced, simply click on the box.
Cardinal Numbers
Ordinal Numbers
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iwikchemna
ee-week-CHAY-muh-naw
tenth
10th
inapchinyunka
ee-nawp-CHEEN-youn-kaw
ninth
9th
ishagloghan
ee-shaw-GLOW-ghawn
eighth
8th
ishakowin
ee-shaw-KO-ween
seventh
7th
ishakpe
ee-SHOCK-pay
sixth
6th
izaptan
ee-ZAWP-tawn
fifth
5th
4th
itopa
ee-DOH-paw
fourth
iyamni
ee-YAW-muh-nee
third
3rd
inunpa
ee-NOON-paw
second
2nd
tokeya
doh-KAY-yaw
first
1st
wikchemna
week-CHAY-muh-naw
ten
10
shakowin
shaw-KO-ween
seven
7
shakpe
SHOCK-pay
six
6
zaptan
ZAWP-tawn
five
5
topa
DOH-paw
four
4
yamni
YAW-muh-nee
three
3
nunpa
NOON-paw
two
2
wanchi
wawn-CHEE
one
1
ake nunpa
aw-KAY NOON-paw
twelve
12
ake wanji
aw-KAY wawn-ZHEE
eleven
11
napchinyunka
nawp-CHEEN-youn-kaw
nine
9
shagloghan
shaw-GLOW-ghawn
eight
8
ake napchinyunka
aw-KAY nawp-CHEEN-youn-kaw
nineteen
19
ake shagloghan
aw-KAY shaw-GLOW-ghawn
eighteen
18
ake shakowin
aw-KAY shaw-KO-ween
seventeen
17
ake shakpe
aw-KAY SHOCK-pay
sixteen
16
ake zaptan
aw-KAY ZAWP-tawn
fifteen
15
ake topa
aw-KAY DOH-paw
fourteen
14
ake yamni
aw-KAY YAW-muh-nee
thirteen
13