Years in Jargon

[Jeffrey Kopp]

Another "please translate" request, this one apparently from a college student (harvard.edu email).

Thanks.

Jeff

>I am wondering if it is possible to translate into chinook language the year 1986 & the year 2002.  Can you help me with this task....
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>If i do a direct translation, it seems a bit cumbersome....as in below:
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>1986:  tatlum tukamonuk (one thousand) – pe - kwaist ikt takamonuk (nine hundred) – pe – stiekin tahtlelum (eighty) – pe – taghum (six)
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>2002:  mokst tatlum tukamonuk (two thousand) – pe – mokst (two)

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