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Atwater, Caleb. Remarks Made on a Tour to Prairie Du Chien; Thence to Washington City, in 1829 . Columbus, OH: Isaac N. Whiting, 1831. [format: book], [genre: history; narrative; travelogue]. Permission: Illinois State University
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Mode of counting used by the Sioux.

One, Wazeta, Wancha, or Wazh
Two, Nopa
Three, Yamane
Four, Topa
Five, Zapata
Six, Shakope
Seven, Shako
Eight, Shahundoa
Nine, Nopchawonka
Ten, Wikechamana
Eleven, Akawazhe
Twelve, Akanopa
Thirteen, Akayamane

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Fourteen, Aka topa
Fifteen, " zapata
Sixteen, " shakope
Seventeen, " shako
Eighteen, " shakundoa
Nineteen, " nopchewonka
Twenty, Wickechamananopa
Twenty-one, Sampa, or Sumwazheta
Twenty two, &c. Nopa, &c.
Thirty, Wickechama yamane
Forty, " topa
Fifty, &c. " zapata
One hundred, Oponkha
One thousand, Kokut oponkha

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Atwater, Caleb. Remarks Made on a Tour to Prairie Du Chien; Thence to Washington City, in 1829 . Columbus, OH: Isaac N. Whiting, 1831. [format: book], [genre: history; narrative; travelogue]. Permission: Illinois State University
Persistent link to this document: http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/file.php?file=atwater.html
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