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Numbers inflect for animacy, but only the first word in the whole numeral inflects: Number words beginning with ''sjü'' '1' inflect that word. Number words beginning with a number word other than 1 use ''ts-'' for animates. For example:
Numbers inflect for animacy, but only the first word in the whole numeral inflects: Number words beginning with ''sjü'' '1' inflect that word. Number words beginning with a number word other than 1 use ''ts-'' for animates. For example:
*''tsfisj'' 'two people'
*''tsfisj'' 'two people'
*''a bo sjdüch əσü'' '13 women' (Note singular form ''əσü'' is used for 'woman', not the plural ''tsəσü''.)
*''a bo sdüch əσü'' '13 women' (Note singular form ''əσü'' is used for 'woman', not the plural ''tsəσü''.)
*''fisj bo fisj sjdüch biway'' '26 names'
*''fisj bo fisjdüch biway'' '26 names'


The numbers:
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10 cwidh
10 cwidh
11 səyeu
11 səyeu
12 sjdüch
12 sdüch
13 sjüv bo sjdüch
13 sjüv bo sdüch
14 fisj bo sjdüch
14 fisj bo sdüch
24 fisjdüch
24 fisjdüch
36 iyəvdüch
36 iyəvdüch