Editing Mi'kmaq language (section)

==Number system==

===1–10===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! 1
| {{lang|mic|newt}}
|-
! 2
| {{lang|mic|taꞌpu}}
|-
! 3
| {{lang|mic|siꞌst}}
|-
! 4
| {{lang|mic|neꞌw}}
|-
! 5
| {{lang|mic|naꞌn}}
|-
! 6
| {{lang|mic|asꞌgom}}
|-
! 7
| {{lang|mic|lluigneg}}
|-
! 8
| {{lang|mic|ugumuljin}}
|-
! 9
| {{lang|mic|pesgunateg}}
|-
! 10
| {{lang|mic|neꞌwtisgaꞌq}}
|}

Miꞌkmaq uses a [[decimal numeral system]]. Every multiple-digit number is formed by using one of the first nine numerals as a prefix or a preceding word, as seen in the number for ten, {{lang|mic|neꞌwtisgaq}}, a combination of the prefix {{lang|mic|neꞌwt -}} (derived from {{lang|mic|newt}}) and the root {{lang|mic|isgaꞌq}}, meaning ten (the pattern can be seen in {{lang|mic|tapuisgaꞌq}} for 20, {{lang|mic|nesisgaꞌq}} for 30, etc.) While 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 all use a single word containing a prefix, the tens between 60 and 90 use the numeral as a preceding word to a separate word meaning ten, {{lang|mic|teꞌsisgaꞌq}}: for instance, 60 is written as {{lang|mic|asꞌgom teꞌsisgaꞌq}}.

Numbers between the tens are stated by multiple-word phrases, beginning with the ten-based root number, such as {{lang|mic|neꞌwtisgaq}}, followed by {{lang|mic|jel}} (meaning 'and' or 'also') and ending with one of the nine numerals: for instance, the number 28 is constructed as {{lang|mic|tapuisgaꞌq jel ugumuljin}}, or literally 'twenty and eight'.

For numbers beyond 99, Miꞌkmaq uses a pattern similar to that of 60 to 99, with numeral words preceding separate roots that identify higher numbers (such as {{lang|mic|gasgꞌptnnaqan}}, meaning 'hundred', or {{lang|mic|pituimtlnaqn}} meaning 'thousand'); for instance, 300 is written as {{lang|mic|siꞌst gasgꞌptnnaqan}}, while 2,000 is written as {{lang|mic|taꞌpu pituimtlnaqn}}. The exceptions to that pattern are the numbers 100 and 1,000, which are simply the roots {{lang|mic|gasgꞌptnnaqan}} and {{lang|mic|pituimtlnaqn}}, respectively. Similarly to digits between the tens, the connecting word {{lang|mic|jel}} is used between hundreds and tens, or thousands and hundreds: for example, the number 3,452 is written as {{lang|mic|siꞌst pituimtlnaqn jel neꞌw gasgꞌptnnaqan jel naꞌnisgaq jel taꞌpu}}.

On top of the basic structure, numbers in Miꞌkmaq must agree with the animacy of whatever they are counting: for instance, when speaking of two people, {{lang|mic|taꞌpusijik}} is used, as opposed to the number used for two days, {{lang|mic|taꞌpugnaꞌq}}. The suffix {{lang|mic|-ijik}} to denote the counting of animate subjects and the suffix {{lang|mic|-gnaꞌq}} to denote the counting of inanimate subjects are common, but animacy-marking suffixes are somewhat fluid and vary by number and dialect. {{Citation needed|reason = Reliable source needed for this section | date = August 2017}}