How to count in Kichwa (Kichwa Shimi), a Northern Quechuan language spoken in southern Ecuador.
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 | illak | |
| 1 | shuk | shuk niki |
| 2 | ishkay | ishkay niki |
| 3 | kimsa | kimsa niki |
| 4 | chusku | chusku niki |
| 5 | pichka | pichka niki |
| 6 | sukta | sukta niki |
| 7 | kanchis | kanchis niki |
| 8 | pusak | pusak niki |
| 9 | iskun | iskun niki |
| 10 | chunka | chunka niki |
| 11 | chunka shuk | |
| 12 | chunka ishkay | |
| 13 | chunka kimsa | |
| 14 | chunka chusku | |
| 15 | chunka pichka | |
| 16 | chunka sukta | |
| 17 | chunka kanchis | |
| 18 | chunka pusak | |
| 19 | chunka iskun | |
| 20 | ishkay chunka | |
| 21 | ishkay chunka shuk | |
| 22 | ishkay chunka ishkay | |
| 23 | ishkay chunka kimsa | |
| 24 | ishkay chunka chusku | |
| 25 | ishkay chunka pichka | |
| 26 | ishkay chunka sukta | |
| 27 | ishkay chunka kanchis | |
| 28 | ishkay chunka pusak | |
| 29 | ishkay chunka iskun | |
| 30 | kimsa chunka | |
| 31 | kimsa chunka hukniyuq | |
| 40 | chusku chunka | |
| 50 | pichka chunka | |
| 60 | sukta chunka | |
| 70 | kanchis chunka | |
| 80 | pusak chunka | |
| 90 | iskun chunka | |
| 100 | patsak | |
| 200 | ishkay patsak | |
| 1000 | waranka | |
| 1'000.000 | hunu |
https://www.kichwa.net/recursos-kichwa/a1-2-yupaykuna-los-numeros/
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