mahtlactli omeyi

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
< 12	13	14 >
Cardinal : mahtlāctli omēyi Ordinal : ic mahtlāctli omēyi Adverbial : mahtlācpa omēyi

Alternative forms

matlactli omei, matlactliomey (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From mahtlāctli (“ten”) + om- +‎ ēyi (“three”), literally “ten plus three”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maʔˈt͡ɬaːk.t͡ɬi oˈmeː.ji]

Numeral

mahtlāctli om ēyi

thirteen
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r.
  13 treze.matlactli omei.
  13 thirteen. matlactli omei.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1.
  13 Treze . matlactliomey.
  13 Thirteen. matlactliomey.
- Idem, f. 53r. col. 2.
  Matlactli omei . treze.
  Matlactli omei. thirteen.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 53r

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