cempohualli oncaxtolli omeyi

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : cempōhualli oncaxtōlli omēyi Ordinal : ic cempōhualli oncaxtōlli omēyi

Alternative forms

cempoalli oncaxtulli omei, cempoualli oncaxtolli omei, cempoualli oncaxtulli omey (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From cempōhualli (“twenty”) + om- +‎ caxtōlli (“fifteen”) + om- +‎ ēyi (“three”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sem.poːˈwa.lːi oŋ.kaʃˈtoː.lːi oˈmeː.ji]

Numeral

cempōhualli on caxtōlli om ēyi

thirty-eight
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250v.
  38 treynta y ocho.cempoualli oncaxtolli omei.
  38 thirty-eight. cempoualli oncaxtolli omei.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 1.
  38 Treintayocho . cempouallioncaxtulli omey.
  38 Thirty-eight. cempouallioncaxtulli omey.
- Idem, f. 16v. col. 2.
  Cempoalli oncaxtulli omei. vel. cempoaltetl on- / caxtulli omei. vel. cempoaltetl oncaxtultetl / omei. treynta y ocho .
  Cempoalli oncaxtulli omei, also cempoaltetl oncaxtulli omei, also cempoaltetl oncaxtultetl omei. thirty-eight.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 119r, 16v

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