Killarney
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Odawa/Ojibwe terms for numbers and colours, 1897
The following was published in 1897 by Andrew J. Blackbird, from his book on Indians of Michigan, The Ottawa and Chippewa. According to the book's introduction, Andrew J. Blackbird's Indian name is Mack-aw-de-be-nessy (Black Hawk) and he was the son of an Odawa chief. For many years, he was an Interpreter for various Indian agents, then was appointed postmaster of Little Traverse (Harbor Springs, Michigan).
FROM CHAPTER XIV

Odawa/Ojibwe Terms for Various Numbers and Colours
NUMBERS

pa zhig

nizh

niss we

ni win

naw non

ni gi twos we

nizh was we

tish shwas we

shong swe

mi tass we

nizh ta taw

ni se mi ta naw

ni mi to naw

naw ni mi ti naw

ni go twa si mi to naw

nizh wo si mi ti naw

nish wo se me to naw

shong gaw si mi ta naw

go twok


COLOURS

maw kaw te way

ozaw waw

ozhaw wash kwaw

mis kwa

we bin gwaw

o-zaw won-day

maw-kaw-te won-day
NUMBERS

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

twenty

thirty

forty

fifty

sixty

seventy

eighty

ninety

one hundred


COLOURS

black

yellow

green

red

blue

yellow colour

black colour
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