How to count in Ocaina (Xáfahxajoh), a Bora-Huitoto language spoken mainly in northeastern Peru, and also in southern Colombia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | tyamah [tʲamaʔ] tyahima [tʲaʔima] |
| 2 | janñaa janámah [hanámaʔ] |
| 3 | janamahtyámah [hanamaʔtʲámaʔ] |
| 4 | najuhxanó [nahɯʔxanó] |
| 5 | tyahfúúforoh [tʲaʔɸɯ́ɸoroʔ] |
| 6 | añirahfátih tyamah [aɲiraʔɸátiʔ tʲamaʔ] añirahfátih tyabiñi [aɲiraʔɸátiʔ tʲabiɲi] |
| 7 | añirahfátih janámah [aɲiraʔɸátiʔ hanámaʔ] añirahfátih janabiñi [aɲiraʔɸátiʔ hanabiɲi] |
| 8 | añirahfátih janamhtyámah [aɲiraʔɸátiʔ hanamaʔtʲámaʔ] añirahfátih janaviñityabiñi [aɲiraʔɸátiʔ hanaβiɲitʲabiɲi] |
| 9 | añirahfátih najuhxanó [aɲiraʔɸátiʔ nahɯʔxanó] |
| 10 | janahfatih [hanaʔɸátiʔ] |
| 11 | uhyojadya tyamah [ɯʔjohadʲa tʲamaʔ] |
| 12 | uhyojadya janámah [ɯʔjohadʲa hanámaʔ] |
| 13 | uhyojadya janamhtyámah [ɯʔjohadʲa hanamaʔtʲámaʔ] |
| 14 | uhyojadya najuhxanó [ɯʔjohadʲa nahɯʔxanó] |
| 15 | uhyojadya tyahfúúforoh [ɯʔjohadʲa tʲaʔɸɯ́ɸoroʔ] |
| 16 | uhyojadya añirahfátih tyamah [ɯʔjohadʲa aɲiraʔɸátiʔ tʲamaʔ] |
| 17 | uhyojadya añirahfátih janámah [ɯʔjohadʲa aɲiraʔɸátiʔ hanámaʔ] |
| 18 | uhyojadya añirahfátih janamhtyámah [ɯʔjohadʲa aɲiraʔɸátiʔ hanamaʔtʲámaʔ] |
| 19 | uhyojadya añirahfátih najuhxanó [ɯʔjohadʲa aɲiraʔɸátiʔ nahɯʔxanó] |
| 20 | jarohtih [haɾoʔtiʔ́] |
Information about Ocaina numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Ocaina.htm
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/29982
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