How to count in Chiquitano (Bésɨro), a language isolate spoken in southwestern Bolivia and western Brazil.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | champɨ | |
| 1 | taman | kusɨrɨbo |
| 2 | to, tox, sürümana, torrü | toape |
| 3 | ne, trex, trerrü | neape |
| 4 | nu, kuatru | nuape |
| 5 | ma, cinco | maape |
| 6 | pa, seorro | paape |
| 7 | ki | kiape |
| 8 | mu | muape |
| 9 | ku | kuape |
| 10 | tu | tuape |
| 11 | tuta | |
| 12 | tuto | |
| 13 | tune | |
| 14 | tunu | |
| 15 | tuma | |
| 16 | tupa | |
| 17 | tuki | |
| 18 | tumu | |
| 19 | tuku | |
| 20 | totu | |
| 21 | totuta | |
| 22 | totuto | |
| 23 | totune | |
| 24 | totunu | |
| 25 | totuma | |
| 26 | totupa | |
| 27 | totukɨ | |
| 28 | totumu | |
| 29 | totuku | |
| 30 | netu | |
| 40 | nutu | |
| 50 | matu | |
| 60 | patu | |
| 70 | kɨtu | |
| 80 | mutu | |
| 90 | kutu | |
| 100 | nui | |
| 1,000 | tunui | |
| 1,000,000 | tanusetux |
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Sources and information about counting in Chiquitano
TEXTO DE APOYO PARA DE LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA LENGUA BESƗRO PARA EL PRIMERAÑO AÑO DE FORMACIÓN. NIYUKUA MAPAKƗMUNKUTUKA, 2023.
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Chiquitano.htm
https://pueblosoriginarios.com/lenguas/chiquitano.php
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Information about Chiquitano | Numbers
Adaizan, Ainu, Basque, Burushaski, Chiquitano, Chitimacha, Eskayan, Hadza, Haida, Karuk, Keres, Kunza, Kutenai, Maybrat, Nivkh, Puroik/Sulung, Tunica, Waorani, Warao, Yuchi / Euchee, Zakhring, Zuni
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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