mahtlactli omome

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : mahtlāctli omōme Ordinal : ic mahtlāctli omōme Adverbial : mahtlācpa omōme

Alternative forms

matlactli omome (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mahtlāctli (“ten”) + om- +‎ ōme (“two”), literally “ten plus two”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maʔˈt͡ɬaːk.t͡ɬi oˈmoː.me]

Numeral

mahtlāctli om ōme

twelve
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r.
  12 doze.matlactli omome.
  12 twelve. matlactli omome.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1.
  12 Doze . matlactliomome.
  12 Twelve. matlactliomome.
- Idem, f. 53r. col. 2.
  Matlactli omome. doze.
  Matlactli omome. twelve.

References

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

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