Lesson 1

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Lesson 1

Numbers, Colors, Days of the Week, Body Parts

Woyawapi (Numbers)
Wanz’i (one)
Nunpa (two)
Yamni (three)
Topa (four)
Zaptan (five)
S’akpe (six)
S’akowin (seven)
S’akdog’an (eight)
Napc’iwanka (nine)
Wikc’emna (ten)
Akewanz’i (eleven)
Akenunpa (twelve)
Akeyamni (thirteen)
Aketopa (fourteen)
Akezaptan (fifteen)
Akes’akpe (sixteen)
Akes’akowin (seventeen)
Akes’akdog’an (eighteen)
Akenapc’iwanka (nineteen)
Wikc’emna nunpa (twenty)
Wikc’emna yamni (thirty)
Wikc’emna topa (forty)
Wikc’emna zaptan (fifty)
Wikc’emna s’akpe (sixty)
Wikc’emna s’akowin (seventy)
Wikc’emna s’akdog’an (eighty)
Wikc’emna napc’iwanka (ninety)
Opawing’e (one hundred)

Wanz’i (one)

Nunpa (two)

Anpetu Oko (Days of the Week)
Anpetu Wakan (Sunday)
Anpetu Tokaheya (Monday)
Anpetu Inunpa (Tuesday)
Anpetu Iyamni (Wednesday)
Anpetu Itopa (Thursday)
Anpetu Izaptan (Friday)
Owanke Yuz’az’api (Saturday)

Sayapi (Colors)
Sapa (black)
To(blue)
G’i(brown)
Toto(green)
S’a(red)
Ska(white)
Zi(yellow)
Zis’a(orange)
S’astan(purple)
S’asan(pink)
H’ota(grey)
Maz’aska Z’i(gold)
Gdes’ka (spotted)

Tanc’an (Bodyparts)
Pa (head)
Pahin (hair)
Nug’ue (ears)
Ite (face)
Tapon (cheek)
Pasu (nose)
Is’ta (eyes)
I (mouth)
Hi (teeth)
Iku (chin)
Hiyete (shoulder)
Isto (arm)
Ispa (elbow)
Nape (hand)
Napsukaz’a (fingers)
S’ake (fingernail)
Tezi (stomach)
Hu (leg)
C’ankpe (knee)
Is’kahu (ankle)
Siha (foot)
Sipa (toe)

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