Playing with numbers in Lushootseed

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sʔukʷukʷ ʔə kʷi sx̌əčtəd ʔal ti dxʷləšucid — Playing with numbers in Lushootseed
p̓aƛ̕aƛ̕ – 0
č̓uʔ – 1
saliʔ – 2
ɬixʷ – 3
buus – 4
cəlac – 5
yəlaʔc – 6
c̓uʔkʷs – 7
təqačiʔ – 8
x̌ʷəl – 9
ʔulub – 10
ʔulub ʔi kʷi č̓uʔ – 11
ʔulub ʔi kʷi saliʔ – 12
ʔulub ʔi kʷi ɬixʷ – 13
ʔulub ʔi kʷi buus – 14
ʔulub ʔi kʷi cəlac – 15
ʔulub ʔi kʷi yəlaʔc – 16
ʔulub ʔi kʷi c̓uʔkʷs – 17
ʔulub ʔi kʷi təqačiʔ – 18
ʔulub ʔi kʷi x̌ʷəl – 19
saliʔačiʔ – 20
saliʔačiʔ ʔi kʷi č̓uʔ – 21
saliʔačiʔ ʔi kʷi saliʔ – 22
saliʔačiʔ ʔi kʷi ɬixʷ – 23
saliʔačiʔ ʔi kʷi buus – 24
saliʔačiʔ ʔi kʷi cəlac – 25
saliʔačiʔ ʔi kʷi yəlaʔc – 26
saliʔačiʔ ʔi kʷi c̓uʔkʷs – 27
saliʔačiʔ ʔi kʷi təqačiʔ – 28
saliʔačiʔ ʔi kʷi x̌ʷəl – 29
ɬixʷačiʔ – 30
sbək̓ʷačiʔ – 100
saliʔ sbək̓ʷačiʔ – 200
ɬixʷ sbək̓ʷačiʔ – 300
buus sbək̓ʷačiʔ – 400
cəlac sbək̓ʷačiʔ – 500
yəlaʔc sbək̓ʷačiʔ – 600
c̓uʔkʷs sbək̓ʷačiʔ – 700
təqačiʔ sbək̓ʷačiʔ – 800
x̌ʷəl sbək̓ʷačiʔ – 900
ʔulub sbək̓ʷačiʔ – 1000

Mathmatic Terms

Blank ʔi kʷi blank – Blank add blank
Blank kʷədad blank – Blank subtract blank
Blank qahil blank – Blank multiply by blank
Blank cəlq blank – Blank divided by blank
gʷəl kʷid – Equals
č̓̓uʔ ʔi kʷi (+) č̓uʔ gʷəl k̓ʷid – One add to one equals how much
ɬčil čəɬ dxʷʔal saliʔ – We arrive at two
č̓uʔ kʷədad (-) č̓uʔ gʷəl k̓ʷid – One subtract one equals how much
ɬčil čəɬ dxʷʔal p̓aƛ̕aƛ̕ – We arrive at zero
yəlaʔc qahil (×) saliʔ gʷəl k̓ʷid – Six multiplied by two equals how much
ɬčil čəɬ dxʷʔal ʔulub ʔi kʷi saliʔ – We arrive at twelve
yəlaʔc cəlq (÷) saliʔ gʷəl k̓ʷid – Six divided by two equals how much
ɬčil čəɬ dxʷʔal ɬixʷ – We arrive at three

Units of Measure

t̕ugʷud – Figure something out
taɬad – measure something
x̌ʷiƛ̕ – Unit of measure from thumb tip to tip of middle finger, while fingers are spread
taɬ – Unit of measure from extended arms out at the sides; About 6 feet.