How to count in Yaqui, an Uto-Aztecan language spoken in Sonora in Mexico, and in Arizona in the USA.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | kaita | |
| 1 | seenu, senu | ke’esam(i) |
| 2 | woi | sewundo |
| 3 | vahi | |
| 4 | naiki | |
| 5 | mamni | |
| 6 | vusani | |
| 7 | wovusani | |
| 8 | wohnaiki (2x4) | |
| 9 | vatani | |
| 10 | wohmamni (2x5) | |
| 11 | wohmamni ama senu (2x5+1) | |
| 12 | wohmamni ama woi (2x5+2) etc. | |
| 13 | wohmamni ama vahi | |
| 14 | wohmamni ama naiki | |
| 15 | wohmamni ama mamni | |
| 16 | wohmamni ama vusami | |
| 17 | wohmamni ama wovusani | |
| 18 | wohmamni ama wohnaiki | |
| 19 | wohmamni ama vatani | |
| 20 | senu taka | |
| 21 | senu taka ama we’epul(ai) (20+1) | |
| 22 | senu taka ama woi (20+2) etc. | |
| 23 | senu taka ama vahi | |
| 24 | senu taka ama naiki | |
| 25 | senu taka ama mamni | |
| 26 | senu taka ama vusani | |
| 27 | senu taka ama wovusani | |
| 28 | senu taka ama wohnaiki | |
| 29 | senu taka ama vatani | |
| 30 | senu taka ama wohmamni (20+2x5) | |
| 40 | woi taka (2x20) | |
| 50 | woi taka ama wohmamni (2x20+2x5) | |
| 60 | vahi taka (3x20) | |
| 70 | vahi taka ama wohmamni (3x20+2x5) | |
| 80 | num naiki taka (4x20) | |
| 90 | naiki taka ama wohmamni (4x20+2x5) | |
| 100 | mamni taka (5x20) | |
| 200 | wohmamni taka (2x5x20) | |
| 1,000 | mamni wohmamni taka (5x (2x5x20)) | |
| 2,000 | wohmamni wohmamni taka (2x5+2x5x20) | |
| once | sehtul(ia) | |
| twice | woisia, woosa | |
| three times | vahisia | |
| four times | naikisia | |
| five times | mamnisia |
Source: Felipe S. Molina: Yoeme-English/English-Yoeme Standard Dictionary. New York – 1999.
Information about Yaqui numbers
http://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/numeral/Yaqui.htm
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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