Numbers in Kichwa (Yupaykuna)

How to count in Kichwa (Kichwa Shimi), a Northern Quechuan language spoken in southern Ecuador.

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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

Notes

Numbers are formed as follows: 246 = ishkay patsak chusku chunka sukta, 574 = pichka patsak kanchis chunka chuska, 1982 = waranka iskun patsak pusak chunka ishkay, 2018 = ishkay waranka chunka pusak.
Ordinal numbers are formed by adding the word niki to the cardinal number.

Source and details of numbers in Quechua

https://www.kichwa.net/recursos-kichwa/a1-2-yupaykuna-los-numeros/

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Hear some numbers in Kichwa:

Information about Kichwa | Phrases | Numbers

Numbers in Quechuan languages

Ancash Quechua, Ayacucho Quechua, Cusco Quechua, Kichwa

Numbers in other languages

Alphabetical index | Language family index

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