Information about counting in Classical Nahuatl (Nāhuatlahtōlli), an Uto-Aztecan language that was spoken in the Valley of Mexico and central Mexico until about the 17th century.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ahtle | |
| 1 | ce [se] | ic ce |
| 2 | ōme [ˈóː.me] | ic ōme |
| 3 | ēyi, yei, yey [ˈéː.ji / ˈjéː.ji] | ic ēyi |
| 4 | nāhui [ˈnáː.wi] | ic nāhui |
| 5 | mācuīlli [maːˈkʷiː.lːi] | ic mācuīlli |
| 6 | chicuace [t͡ʃiˈkʷá.se] | ic chicuace |
| 7 | chicōme [t͡ʃiˈkóː.me] | ic chicōme |
| 8 | chicuēyi [t͡ʃiˈkʷeː.ji] | ic chicuēyi |
| 9 | chiucnāhui [t͡ʃikʷˈnáː.wi] | ic chiucnāhui |
| 10 | mahtlāctli aʔˈt͡ɬaːk.t͡ɬi] | ic mahtlāctli |
| 11 | mahtlāctli once | ic mahtlāctli once |
| 12 | mahtlāctli omōme | ic mahtlāctli omōme |
| 13 | mahtlāctli omēyi | ic mahtlāctli omēyi |
| 14 | mahtlāctli onnāhui | ic mahtlāctli onnāhui |
| 15 | caxtōlli | ic caxtōlli |
| 16 | caxtōlli oncē | ic caxtōlli oncē |
| 17 | caxtōlli omōme | ic caxtōlli omōme |
| 18 | caxtōlli omēyi | ic caxtōlli omēyi |
| 19 | caxtōlli onnāhui | ic caxtōlli onnāhui |
| 20 | cempōhualli | ic cempōhualli |
| 21 | cempōhualli once | ic cempōhualli once |
| 22 | cempōhualli omōme | ic cempōhualli omōme |
| 23 | cempōhualli omēyi | ic cempōhualli omēyi |
| 24 | cempōhualli onnahui | ic cempōhualli onnāhui |
| 25 | cempōhualli ommācuīlli | ic cempōhualli ommācuīlli |
| 26 | cempōhualli onchicuacē | ic cempōhualli onchicuacē |
| 27 | cempōhualli onchicōme | ic cempōhualli onchicōme |
| 28 | cempōhualli onchicuēyi | ic cempōhualli onchicuēyi |
| 29 | cempōhualli onchiucnāhui | ic cempōhualli onchiucnāhui |
| 30 | cempōhualli ommahtlāctli | ic cempōhualli ommahtlāctli |
| 31 | cempōhualli ommahtlāctli oncē | ic cempōhualli ommahtlāctli oncē |
| 32 | cempōhualli omōme | ic cempōhualli omōme |
| 33 | cempōhualli omahtlāctli omēyi | ic cempōhualli omahtlāctli omēyi |
| 34 | cempōhualli ommahtlāctli onnāhui | ic cempōhualli ommahtlāctli onnāhui |
| 35 | cempōhualli oncaxtōlli | ic cempōhualli oncaxtōlli |
| 36 | cempōhualli oncaxtōlli oncē | ic cempōhualli oncaxtōlli oncē |
| 37 | cempōhualli oncaxtōlli omōme | ic cempōhualli oncaxtōlli omōme |
| 38 | cempōhualli oncaxtōlli omēyi | ic cempōhualli oncaxtōlli omēyi |
| 39 | cempōhualli oncaxtōlli onnāhui | ic cempōhualli oncaxtōlli onnāhui |
| 40 | ōmpōhualli | ic ōmpōhualli |
| 41 | ōmpōhualli once | ic ōmpōhualli once |
| 42 | ōmpōhualli omōme | ic ōmpōhualli omōme |
| 43 | ōmpōhualli omēyi | ic ōmpōhualli omēyi |
| 44 | ōmpōhualli onnāhui | ic ōmpōhualli onnāhui |
| 45 | ōmpōhualli ommācuīlli | ic ōmpōhualli ommācuīlli |
| 46 | ōmpōhualli onchicuace | ic ōmpōhualli onchicuace |
| 47 | ōmpōhualli onchicōme | ic ōmpōhualli onchicōme |
| 48 | ōmpōhualli onchicuēyi | ic ōmpōhualli onchicuēyi |
| 49 | ōmpōhualli onchiucnāhui | ic ōmpōhualli onchiucnāhui |
| 50 | ōmpōhualli ommahtlāctli | ic ōmpōhualli ommahtlāctli |
| 60 | eipohualli | ic eipohualli |
| 70 | eipohuallihuan matlactli | ic eipohuallihuan matlactli |
| 80 | nauhpohualli | ic nauhpohualli |
| 90 | naupohuallihuan matlactli | ic naupohuallihuan matlactli |
| 100 | macuilpohualli | ic macuilpohualli |
| 200 | matlacpohualli | ic matlacpohualli |
| 300 | caxtölpohualli | ic caxtölpohualli |
| 1000 | ce mil | ic ce mil |
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Information about numbers in Nahuatl
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Classical_Nahuatl_numerals
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Classical_Nahuatl/Numbers
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