How to count in Kunza (Atacameño), a language isolate that was spoken in northern Chile and southern Peru until 1949.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sema | |
| 2 | ppoya | ppoino |
| 3 | ppálama, pálama | palantin |
| 4 | chchalpa, chalpa | tchapaltin |
| 5 | mutsisma | |
| 6 | mítchala | |
| 7 | chchóya, tchoya | |
| 8 | chchólama, cholo | |
| 9 | tecára, téckara | |
| 10 | suchi | |
| 11 | suchita sema | |
| 12 | suchita ppoya | |
| 13 | suchita ppálama | |
| 14 | suchita chchalpa | |
| 15 | suchita mutsisma | |
| 16 | suchita mítchala | |
| 17 | suchita chchóya | |
| 18 | suchita chchólama | |
| 19 | suchita tecára | |
| 20 | suchita suchi | |
| 21 | suchita suchi sema | |
| 22 | suchita suchi ppoya | |
| 23 | suchita suchi ppálama | |
| 24 | suchita suchi chchalpa | |
| 25 | suchita suchi mutsisma | |
| 26 | suchita suchi mítchala | |
| 27 | suchita suchi chchóya | |
| 28 | suchita suchi chchólama | |
| 29 | suchita suchi tecára | |
| 30 | suchita ppálama | |
| 33 | suchita ppálama ppálama | |
| 40 | suchita chchalpa | |
| 49 | suchita chchalpa tecára | |
| 50 | suchita mutsisma | |
| 60 | suchita mítchala | |
| 70 | suchita chchóya | |
| 80 | suchita chchólama | |
| 90 | suchita tecára, suchita téckara | |
| 100 | aras sema | |
| 101 | aras sema sema | |
| 200 | aras ppoya | |
| 300 | aras ppálama | |
| 400 | aras chchalpa | |
| 500 | aras mutsisma | |
| 600 | aras mítchala | |
| 700 | aras chchóya | |
| 800 | aras chchólama | |
| 900 | aras tecára | |
| 1,000 | aras suchi | |
| 1,001 | aras suchi sema | |
| once | semanti’sema |
Information about Kunza
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunza_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/kuz
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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