Killarney
History
Odawa/Ojibwe terms for numbers and colours, 1897
The following was published in 1897 by Andrew J. Blackbird, from his book on Indians of Michigan, The Ottawa and Chippewa. According to the book's introduction, Andrew J. Blackbird's Indian name is Mack-aw-de-be-nessy (Black Hawk) and he was the son of an Odawa chief. For many years, he was an Interpreter for various Indian agents, then was appointed postmaster of Little Traverse (Harbor Springs, Michigan).
FROM CHAPTER XIV
Odawa/Ojibwe Terms for Various Numbers and Colours
NUMBERS
pa zhig
nizh
niss we
ni win
naw non
ni gi twos we
nizh was we
tish shwas we
shong swe
mi tass we
nizh ta taw
ni se mi ta naw
ni mi to naw
naw ni mi ti naw
ni go twa si mi to naw
nizh wo si mi ti naw
nish wo se me to naw
shong gaw si mi ta naw
go twok
COLOURS
maw kaw te way
ozaw waw
ozhaw wash kwaw
mis kwa
we bin gwaw
o-zaw won-day
maw-kaw-te won-day
NUMBERS
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
twenty
thirty
forty
fifty
sixty
seventy
eighty
ninety
one hundred
COLOURS
black
yellow
green
red
blue
yellow colour
black colour
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