How to count in Chorti (Ch'orti'), a Mayan language spoken in parts of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Numbers in Chorti take different suffixes depending on what you’re counting. For example, the suffix kojt is used for people and animals, e.g. inkojt pak’ab’ (1 person), cha’kojt chitamob’ (2 goats); te’ is used when counting long objects, and when talking about time, e.g. inte’ ajk’in (1 day); and wojr is used for round and spherical objects, e.g. cha’wojr malak (2 mangoes).
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | in | b’ajxan / yaxar |
| 2 | cha’ | nakpat |
| 3 | ux | ux-yajr |
| 4 | chan | chanyajr |
| 5 | jo’ | jo’yajr |
| 6 | wak | wakyajr |
| 7 | uk | ukyajr |
| 8 | waxik | wakikyajr |
| 9 | b’orom | b’oromyajr |
| 10 | la’in | la’inyajr |
| 11 | inla’in | |
| 12 | cha’la’in | |
| 13 | uxla’in | |
| 14 | chanla’in | |
| 15 | jo’la’in | |
| 16 | wakla’in | |
| 17 | ukla’in | |
| 18 | waxikla’in | |
| 19 | b’oromla’in | |
| 20 | ink’ar | |
| 21 | in ucha’k’ar | |
| 22 | cha’ ucha’k’ar | |
| 23 | ux ucha’k’ar | |
| 24 | chan ucha’k’ar | |
| 25 | jo’ ucha’k’ar | |
| 26 | wak ucha’k’ar | |
| 27 | uk ucha’k’ar | |
| 28 | waxik ucha’k’ar | |
| 29 | b’orom ucha’k’ar | |
| 30 | la’in uchak’ar | |
| 31 | in la’in ucha’k’ar | |
| 32 | cha’ la’in ucha’k’ar | |
| 33 | ux la’in ucha’k’ar | |
| 34 | chan la’in ucha’k’ar | |
| 35 | jo’ la’in ucha’k’ar | |
| 36 | wak la’in ucha’k’ar | |
| 37 | uk la’in ucha’k’ar | |
| 38 | waxik la’in ucha’k’ar | |
| 39 | b’orom la’in ucha’k’ar | |
| 40 | cha’k’ar | |
| 50 | la’in uyuxk’ar | |
| 60 | uxk’ar | |
| 70 | la’in uxk’ar | |
| 80 | chank’ar | |
| 90 | la’in ujo’k’ar | |
| 100 | jo’k’ar |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some numbers in Chorti:
https://aprende.guatemala.com/cultura-guatemalteca/etnias/palabras-idioma-chorti-guatemala/
https://pueblosoriginarios.com/lenguas/chorti.php
https://www.scribd.com/document/79469701/numeros-chorti
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Chorti.htm
Information about Chorti | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Achi, Akatek, Awakatek, Chʼol, Chorti, Chuj, Huasteco, Jakaltek, Kaqchikel, Kʼicheʼ, Mam, Poqomam, Poqomchiʼ, Qʼanjobʼal, Qʼeqchiʼ, Sakpulktek, Sipakapense, Tektitek, Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Tzʼutujil Yucatec Maya
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