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Basic Number Words

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	Numbers 1-9 are given in the table above; these basic numbers are used to form the rest of the number words. To form two-digit numbers from these basic words, for 10 through 50 the suffix [-isga'q] is added to the basic number word. ("Three", ''si'st'', is different here; ''nesi'' is always used as a prefix to mean "three".) For 60 through 90, the stand-alone word ''te'sisga'q'' follows the basic number. Note that there are two words for ten - ''newt-isga'q'' and ''mtln''. When simply saying the word "ten", both can be used; however, ''mtln'' is the source of the number prefix used to count objects or things (see [[~~Nouns and noun classes~~#Number Words with Classifiers\|Number Words with Classifiers]]).		Numbers 1-9 are given in the table above; these basic numbers are used to form the rest of the number words. To form two-digit numbers from these basic words, for 10 through 50 the suffix [-isga'q] is added to the basic number word. ("Three", ''si'st'', is different here; ''nesi'' is always used as a prefix to mean "three".) For 60 through 90, the stand-alone word ''te'sisga'q'' follows the basic number. Note that there are two words for ten - ''newt-isga'q'' and ''mtln''. When simply saying the word "ten", both can be used; however, ''mtln'' is the source of the number prefix used to count objects or things (see [[Numerals#Number Words with Classifiers\|Number Words with Classifiers]]).

	To change the second digit of two-digit numbers, ''jel'' (roughly translating to "and") is added with the desired number - e.g., ''newtisga'q jel newt'' is "eleven", more literally "ten and one".		To change the second digit of two-digit numbers, ''jel'' (roughly translating to "and") is added with the desired number - e.g., ''newtisga'q jel newt'' is "eleven", more literally "ten and one".

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	A numeral is simply a word used to designate a number, specifically a counting number.		A numeral is simply a word used to designate a number, specifically a counting number.

	In Mi'gmaq, the [[Numerals#Number Words with Classifiers\|numbers used to count objects]] (e.g.: "'''two''' tables" or "'''seven''' women") are different from the numbers used to count in the abstract sense (e.g.: "three, two, one, blast-off!").		In Mi'gmaq, the [[Numerals#Number Words with Classifiers\|numbers used to count objects]] (e.g.: "'''two''' tables" or "'''seven''' women") are different from the [[Numerals#Basic Number Words\|numbers used to count in the abstract sense]] (e.g.: "three, two, one, blast-off!").

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	A numeral is simply a word used to designate a number, specifically a counting number.		A numeral is simply a word used to designate a number, specifically a counting number.

	In Mi'gmaq, the [[Number Words with Classifiers\|numbers used to count objects]] (e.g.: "'''two''' tables" or "'''seven''' women") are different from the numbers used to count in the abstract sense (e.g.: "three, two, one, blast-off!").		In Mi'gmaq, the [[Numerals#Number Words with Classifiers\|numbers used to count objects]] (e.g.: "'''two''' tables" or "'''seven''' women") are different from the numbers used to count in the abstract sense (e.g.: "three, two, one, blast-off!").

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	A numeral is simply a word used to designate a number, specifically a counting number.		A numeral is simply a word used to designate a number, specifically a counting number.

	In Mi'gmaq, the [Number Words with Classifiers\|numbers used to count objects] (e.g.: "'''two''' tables" or "'''seven''' women") are different from the numbers used to count in the abstract sense (e.g.: "three, two, one, blast-off!").		In Mi'gmaq, the [[Number Words with Classifiers\|numbers used to count objects]] (e.g.: "'''two''' tables" or "'''seven''' women") are different from the numbers used to count in the abstract sense (e.g.: "three, two, one, blast-off!").

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			In Mi'gmaq, the [Number Words with Classifiers\|numbers used to count objects] (e.g.: "'''two''' tables" or "'''seven''' women") are different from the numbers used to count in the abstract sense (e.g.: "three, two, one, blast-off!").

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	* Flat and thin or sheet-like		* Flat and thin or sheet-like
	* Money		* Money
			* Years of age
			* Dates
	* Hierarchical systems or series (such as order [first, second, third], military rank, floors of a building, etc.)		* Hierarchical systems or series (such as order [first, second, third], military rank, floors of a building, etc.)

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Counting Nouns/Numerals

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A numeral is simply a word used to designate a number, specifically a counting number.

= Counting Nouns/Numerals =

= Basic Number Words =

{| class="wikitable"
! Mi'gmaq word||Number||Mi'gmaq word||Number||Mi'gmaq word ||Number
|-
| newt
| one
| newt-isga'q / mtlin
| ten
| gasg'ptnnaqan
| one hundred
|-
| ta'pu
| two
| ta'pu-isga'q
| twenty
| ta'pu gasg'ptnnaqan
| two hundred
|-
| si'st
| three
| nes-isga'q
| thirty
| si'st gasg'ptnnaqan
| three hundred
|-
| ne'w
| four
| ne'w-isga'q
| forty
| ne'w gasg'ptnnaqan
| four hundred
|-
| na'n
| five
| na'n-isga'q
| fifty
| na'n gasg'ptnnaqan
| five hundred
|-
| as'gom
| six
| as'gom te'sisga'q
| sixty
| as'gom gasg'ptnnaqan
| six hundred
|-
| lluigneg
| seven
| lluigneg te'sisga'q
| seventy
| lluigneg gasg'ptnnaqan
| seven hundred
|-
| ugumuljin
| eight
| ugumuljin te'sisga'q
| eighty
| ugumuljin gasg'ptnnaqan
| eight hundred
|-
| pesgunateg
| nine
| pesgunateg te'sisga'q
| ninety
| pesgunateg gasg'ptnnaqan
| nine hundred
|}

Numbers 1-9 are given in the table above; these basic numbers are used to form the rest of the number words. To form two-digit numbers from these basic words, for 10 through 50 the suffix [-isga'q] is added to the basic number word. ("Three", ''si'st'', is different here; ''nesi'' is always used as a prefix to mean "three".) For 60 through 90, the stand-alone word ''te'sisga'q'' follows the basic number. Note that there are two words for ten - ''newt-isga'q'' and ''mtln''. When simply saying the word "ten", both can be used; however, ''mtln'' is the source of the number prefix used to count objects or things (see [[Nouns and noun classes#Number Words with Classifiers|Number Words with Classifiers]]).

To change the second digit of two-digit numbers, ''jel'' (roughly translating to "and") is added with the desired number - e.g., ''newtisga'q jel newt'' is "eleven", more literally "ten and one".

Three digit numbers involve the word for one hundred, ''gasg'ptnnaqan''. Alternate spellings for this word include ''gasg'mtlnaqan'', indicating that the word is morphologically built off of the word ''mtln'' for "ten", but any possible meanings of ''gasg-'' or ''-aqan'' as separate morphemes are unclear at this point. The basic number word is simply placed in front of ''gasg'ptnnaqan'' and the second and third digits are changed by adding numbers with ''jel'', e.g. ''na'n gasg'ptnnaqan jel na'nisgaq' jel na'n'' for "five hundred fifty-five", literally "five hundred and fifty and five".

For four digit numbers and beyond, the word for "one thousand" is ''pituiptnnaqan'', and "one million" is ''igjipituiptnnaqan''.

= Number Words with Classifiers =

When counting nouns in Mi'gmaq, one adds certain classifiers to the number word depending on potential classifications of the noun being counted. Nouns can possibly be:

* Bare (only require an animacy marker)
* Kinds or groups of objects
* Long and cylindrical
* Round or globe-like
* Flat and thin or sheet-like
* Money
* Hierarchical systems or series (such as order [first, second, third], military rank, floors of a building, etc.)

Different classifiers exist for each of these categories and are applied to number words when counting nouns in each category. Each number takes an animacy classifier, and further classifiers are infixed between the number word and the animacy classifier. In the table below, examples are given with the word for "two":

{| class="wikitable"
! Counting word||Classifier||Gloss
|-
| ta'pu-sijig
| -sijig
| two animates
|-
| ta'pu'-gl
| -gl
| two inanimates
|-
| ta'pu-nemig-sijig
| -nemig-
| two kinds of animates
|-
| ta'pu-nemi-gl
| -nemig-
| two kinds of inanimates
|-
| ta'pu-oq-sijig
| -oq-
| two cylinder-like animates
|-
| ta'pu-a'-gl
| -a'-
| two cylinder-like inanimates
|-
| ta'pu-anqa-sijjig
| -anqa-
| two sheet-like animates
|-
| ta'pu-anqe-gl
| -anqe-
| two sheet-like inanimates
|-
| ta'pu-apsg'-sijig
| -apsg'-
| two globe-like animates
|-
| tapu-apsge-gl
| -apsge-
| two globe-like inanimates
|}

Note that for "three", the prefix is ''nemi-'' and not ''si'st'', and for "ten", the ''mtln'' variant is prefixed as opposed to ''newtisga'q''.

These number words with classifiers can be used to describe the number of according nouns, as shown in the example below.

<gl>
\gll ta'pu-apsge-gl alawe'-l
two.round.inanimate pea.PL
\trans Two peas
</gl>

These classifiers also seem to play a role in verbal modification, as seen in the [[Modification]] section.