ompohualli omeyi

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
< 42	43	44 >
Cardinal : ōmpōhualli omēyi Ordinal : ic ōmpōhualli omēyi

Alternative forms

ompoalli omei, ompoualli omei, ompoualli omey (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From ōmpōhualli (“forty”) + om- +‎ ēyi (“three”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oːm.poːˈwa.lːi oˈmeː.ji]

Numeral

ōmpōhualli om ēyi

forty-three
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250v.
  43 quarenta y tres.ompoualli omei.
  43 forty-three. ompoualli omei.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 1.
  43 Quarentaytres. ompoualli omey.
  43 Forty-three. ompoualli omey.
- Idem, f. 76v. col. 2.
  Ompoalli omei. quarenta y tres.
  Ompoalli omei. forty-three.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 119r, 76v

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