How to count in Isthmus Zapotec (Diidxazá), a Zapotecan language spoken in Oaxaca in southern Mexico.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tobi [tobi] | primero |
| 2 | chupa [tʃupːǎ] | biropa (past) guiropa (future) |
| 3 | chonna [tʃonːǎ] | bionna (past) guionna (future) |
| 4 | tapa [tapːa] | bidapa (past) guidapa (future) |
| 5 | gaayu’ [ɡaˀayuʔ] | |
| 6 | xhoopa’ [ʃoˀopːaʔ] | |
| 7 | gadxe [ɡadʒě] | |
| 8 | xhono [ʃonːǒ] | |
| 9 | ga’ [ɡaʔ] | |
| 10 | chii [tʃiˀi] | |
| 11 | chii ne tobi [tʃiˀbitobi] | |
| 12 | chii ne chupa [tʃiˀbitʃupːǎ] | |
| 13 | chii ne chonna [tʃiˀbitʃonːǎ] | |
| 14 | chii ne tapa [tʃiˀbitapːa] | |
| 15 | chii ne gaayu’ [tʃiˀbiɡaˀayuʔ] | |
| 16 | chii ne xhoopa’ [tʃiˀbiʃoˀopːaʔ] | |
| 17 | chii ne gadxe [tʃiˀbiɡadʒě] | |
| 18 | chii ne xhono [tʃiˀbiʃonːǒ] | |
| 19 | chii ne ga’ [tʃiˀbiɡaʔ] | |
| 20 | gande [ɡandě] | |
| 21 | gande ne tobi | |
| 22 | gande ne chupa | |
| 23 | gande ne chonna | |
| 24 | gande ne tapa | |
| 25 | gande ne gaayu’ | |
| 26 | gande ne xhoopa’ | |
| 27 | gande ne gadxe | |
| 28 | gande ne xhono | |
| 29 | gande ne ga’ | |
| 30 | gande chii | |
| 40 | chupa late gande | |
| 50 | chupa late gande chii | |
| 60 | chonna late gande | |
| 70 | chonna late gande chii | |
| 80 | tapa late gande | |
| 90 | tapa late gande chii | |
| 100 | ti gayuaa | |
| 1,000 | ti mil |
From four onwards, Spanish ordinal numbers are generally used.
Hear some Isthmus Zapotec numbers:
Information about Isthmus Zapotec numbers
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-isthmus-zapotec/en/zai/
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Zapotec-Isthmus-Juchitan.htm
https://www.zapotecojuchitan.org/es/gramatica-popular
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Information about Isthmus Zapotec | Numbers
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