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Table 

weyascikewnahtik

Definition: A mathematical table is a systematic or orderly list of values or numbers. It is presented in rows and columns [1].

Example

Table 18.1 The top five Indigenous languages spoken by Indigenous people in Canada in 2021.

Indigenous language Number of Indigenous people able to speak this language in Canada in 2021
Cree languages 86,475
Inuktitut 40,320
Ojibway languages 25,440
Oji-Cree 15,210
Innu (Montagnais) and Naskapi langages 11,605

Note. The data in Table 18.1 was adapted from “Indigenous languages in Canada, 2021” by Statistics Canada, 2023 (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2023029-eng.htm).

Tally

ka asatahk akihcikewin

Definition: Tally marks are used to record the number of items in a set; or used to keep track of data being counted. They usually consist of strokes grouped in fives [1].

It is a mathematical table containing three columns and six rows. The first column contains number from one to six. The second column uses the number of strawberries to represent the numbers, and the third column uses tally marks to mark the number.
Figure 18.1 Tally charts with numbers from one to six (illustration: Ting Zhou).

Ten

mitâtaht

Definition: It is a counting number that is one more than nine. It is written as 10.

Ten chestnuts in a row
Figure 18.2 Ten chestnuts (illustration: Larissa Kitchemonia).

Tens

mitātahtaw

Definition: when a number has a decimal point, the second number to the left of the decimal point shows the number of tens.

It is a number one hundred twenty-three point four. The number one is at the hundreds, number two is at the tens, the number three is at the ones, and the number four is at the tenths.
Figure 18.3 Place value example. In the number 123.4, the number 2 is in the tens place (illustration: Ting Zhou).

Tenth

mwecimitâtaht

Definition: It is the ordinal form of the number ten. It is also written as 10th.

Third

mwecinistwâw

Definition: It is the ordinal form of the number three. It is also written as 3rd.

Five horses are racing. The fastest one is labelled as first. The ones follow are labelled as second, third, fourth, and fifth. The number three horse is labelled as the third.
Figure 18.4 Visual representation of ordinal numbers in horse racing (illustration: Larissa Kitchemonia).

Thirteen

nistosâp

Definition: It is a counting number that is one more than twelve. It is written as 13.

Thirteen blueberries
Figure 18.5 Thirteen blueberries (illustration: Larissa Kitchemonia).

Thirty

nistomitanaw

Definition: It is a counting number equivalent to three sets of tens. It is written as 30.

Thirty morels are laid in three rows. Each row has ten morels.
Figure 18.6 Thirty morels (illustration: Larissa Kitchemonia).

Thousand

kihchi mitatahtomitanaw

Definition: It is a counting number equivalent to ten sets of hundreds. It is written as 1000.

Three

nisto

Definition: It is a counting number that is one more than two. It is written as 3.

There is a flower with three pedals. Each of them is numbered as 1 (peyak), 2 (niso) and 3 (nisto).
Figure 18.7 A flower with three pedals (illustration: Ting Zhou).

Triangle

ē-nistowēyapiskāk

Definition: It is a polygon with three sides and three angles [1].

It is a tepee. The outline is marked in red and representing a triangle.
Figure 18.8 The outline of a tepee is a triangle (illustration: Larissa Kitchemonia).

Twelve

nîsosâp

Definition: It is a counting number that is one more than eleven. It is written as 12.

Twelve pouches are laid out in three rows. Each row has four.
Figure 18.9 Twelve pouches (illustration: Larissa Kitchemonia).

Twenty

nîstanaw

Definition: It is a counting number equivalent to two sets of tens. It is written as 20.

Twenty chestnuts are laid in two rows. Each row has ten chestnuts.
Figure 18.10 Twenty chestnuts (illustration: Larissa Kitchemonia).

Two

nîso

Definition: It is a counting number that is one more than one. It is written as 2.

two fishes. Two is written as niso in Cree.
Figure 18.11 Two fishes (illustration: Ting Zhou).

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