by Manidoo
| Last Updated: March 31, 2021
For easier readability, the numbers and their translations are divided into 4 categories: 1’s, 10-20, 10’s and 100’s
1’s
| English | Ojibwe |
| 0(Zero) | Gawiigegoo |
| 1(One) | Bezhig |
| 2(Two) | Niish |
| 3(Three) | Niswi |
| 4(Four) | Niiwin |
| 5(Five) | Naanan |
| 6(Six) | N’godwaaswi |
| 7(Seven) | Niizhwaaswi |
| 8(Eight) | N’shwaaswi |
| 9(Nine) | Zhaangaswi |
10-20
| English | Ojibwe |
| 10(Ten) | Midaaswi |
| 11(Eleven) | Midaaswi shaa bezhig |
| 12(Twelve) | Midaaswi shaa niish |
| 13(Thirteen) | Midaaswi shaa niswi |
| 14(Fourteen) | Midaaswi shaa niiwin |
| 15(Fifteen) | Midaaswi shaa naanan |
| 16(Sixteen) | Midaaswi shaa n’godwaaswi |
| 17(Seventeen) | Midaaswi shaa niizhwaaswi |
| 18(Eighteen) | Midaaswi shaa n’shwaaswi |
| 19(Nineteen) | Midaaswi shaa zhaangaswi |
10’s
| English | Ojibwe |
| 20(Twenty) | Niizhtaana |
| 30(Thirty) | Nisimtaana |
| 40(Forty) | Niimtaana |
| 50(Fifty) | Naanmitaana |
| 60(Sixty) | N’godwaasmitaana |
| 70(Seventy) | Niizhwaasmitaana |
| 80(Eighty) | N’shwaasmitaana |
| 90(Ninety) | Zhaangsmitaana |
100’s
| English | Ojibwe |
| 100(One Hundred) | Ningodwaak |
| 200(Two Hundred) | Niizhwaak |
| 300(Three Hundred) | Niswaak |
| 400(Four Hundred) | Niiwaak |
| 500(Five Hundred) | Naanwaak |
| 600(Six Hundred) | N’godwaak |
| 700(Seven Hundred) | Niizhwaaswaak |
| 800(Eight Hundred) | N’shwaaswaak |
| 900(Nine Hundred) | Zhaangswaak |
| 1000(One Thousand) | Midaaswak |
Example:
777 = Niizhwaaswaak(Seven Hundred) sha shik (and) niizhwasmitaana (seventy) sha (and) niizhwaaswi (seven)
Additional Resources
Practice with the Ojibwe counting card game
