Nheengatu numbers

Numbers in Nheengatu (ñe'engatú), a Tupí-Guarani language spoken in Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.

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Numeral	Cardinal	Ordinal
1	iepé	iepesaua
2	mukũi	mukũisaua
3	musapíri	musapirisaua
4	irundi	irundisaua
5	iepepu (lit. one hand)	iepepusaua
6	puiepé (lit. one hand + one)	puiepesaua
7	pumukũi (lit. one hand + two)	pumukũisaua
8	pumusapíri (lit. one hand + three)	pumusapirisaua
9	puirundi (lit. one hand + four)	puirundisaua
10	mukũipu, pupu (lit. two hands)	mukũipusaua, pupusaua

Source: Eduardo de Almeida Navarro. Curso de Língua Geral: Nheengatu ou Tupi Moderno. São Paulo - 2011.

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