The Iñupiaq language has a vigesimal (base-20) numeral system. Numerals are built from a small number of root words and a number of compounding suffixes. The following list are the various numerals of the language, omitting only the higher derivatives ending in the suffix , which subtracts one from the value of the stem.MacLean (2014) ''Iñupiatun Uqaluit Taniktun Sivuninit'' / ''Iñupiaq to English Dictionary'', p. 840 ff (See Iñupiaq language#Numerals.) They are transcribed both in the vigesimal

Kaktovik digit The Kaktovik numerals or Kaktovik Iñupiaq numerals are a base-20 system of numerical digits created by Alaskan Iñupiat. They are visually iconic, with shapes that indicate the number being represented. The Iñupiaq language has a bas ...

s that were designed for Iñupiaq and in the decimal

Hindu-Arabic digit Arabic numerals are the ten numerical digits: , , , , , , , , and . They are the most commonly used symbols to write decimal numbers. They are also used for writing numbers in other systems such as octal, and for writing identifiers such as ...

s. Apart from the subtractive suffix , which has no counterpart in Kaktovik notation, and the idiosyncratic root word 'six', Iñupiaq numerals are closely represented by the Kaktovik digits.

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