naadin łbaŋ ʼíntʼee

Wailaki

Wailaki numbers (edit)
 ←  10  ←  12 20 30  → [a], [b]
2
    Cardinal: naadin łbaŋ ʼíntʼee, naadiŋ kinéesyaahn

Etymology

naadin, equivalent to nákaʼ (“two”) +‎ -din ~ diŋ (multiplicative suffix) (compare Navajo naadiin (“twenty”)), + łbaŋ ʼíntʼee (“ten”). Literally, “Two times ten”.

Numeral

naadin łbaŋ ʼíntʼee

  1. twenty

References

  • Begay, Kayla Rae (2017), Wailaki Grammar, University of California, Berkeley, pages 86-87
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