Information about counting in Piapoco (Wenewika), an Arwakan language spoken in eastern Colombia and southwestern Venezuela. The numbers from 1 to 4 are in common among Piapoco speakers, and the number 5 is used by older people. From 5 on, Spanish numbers are used.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | abéeri (masculine) abéechúa (feminine) |
idàbáanéeri (masculine) idàbáanéechúa (feminine) |
| 2 | pucháiba | pucháibáanéeri (masculine) pucháibáanéechúa (feminine) |
| 3 | máisiba | máisibáanéeri (masculine) máisibáanéechúa (feminine) |
| 4 | báinúaca | báinúacáanéeri (masculine) báinúacáanéechúa (feminine) |
| 5 | abéemàa wacáapi (“one of our hands”) | |
| 6 | seis | |
| 7 | siete | |
| 8 | ocho | |
| 9 | nueve | |
| 10 | diez |
Source and information about Piapoco numbers: A Grammar of Piapoco, by Deloris A. Klumpp. 2019.
Information about Piapoco | Numbers
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