ompohualli omome

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
< 41	42	43 >
Cardinal : ōmpōhualli omōme Ordinal : ic ōmpōhualli omōme

Alternative forms

ompoalli omome, ompoualli omome (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From ōmpōhualli (“forty”) + om- +‎ ōme (“two”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oːm.poːˈwa.lːi oˈmoː.me]

Numeral

ōmpōhualli om ōme

forty-two
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250v.
  42 quarenta y dos.ompoualli omome.
  42 forty-two. ompoualli omome.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 1.
  42 Quarentaydos. ompoualli omome.
  42 Forty-two. ompoualli omome.
- Idem, f. 76v. col. 2.
  Ompoalli omome . quarenta y dos.
  Ompoalli omome. forty-two.

References

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

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