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Counting People

EnglishOneida
one human being
tsyukwe·tát
two human beings
teyukwe·táke̲ʔ
three human beings
áhsʌ niyukwe·táke̲ʔ
four human beings
kayé niyukwe·táke̲ʔ
five human beings
wísk niyukwe·táke̲ʔ
EnglishOneida
one male
shayá·tat
two males
tekniyáhse̲
three males
áhsʌ nihatí
four males
kayé nihatí
five males
wísk nihatí
EnglishOneida
one female
tsyeyá·tat
two females
tekniyáhse̲
three females
áhsʌ nikutí
four females
kayé nikutí
five females
wísk nikutí
Some concrete examples:
EnglishOneida
one boy
shayá·tat laksá·
three girls
áhsʌ nikutí kutikhsaʔshúha̲
two young men
tehniyáhse tehninikʌhtlúha̲
one young woman
tsyeyá·tat yeyá·taseha̲
three adults
áhsʌ nihatí lʌnukwé̲·
two older women
tekniyáhse yotikhstʌ́ha̲