ompohualli onchicuace

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : ōmpōhualli onchicuace Ordinal : ic ōmpōhualli onchicuace

Alternative forms

ompoalli onchiquace, ompoualli onchiquace (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From ōmpōhualli (“forty”) + om- +‎ chicuace (“six”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oːm.poːˈwa.lːi on.t͡ʃiˈkʷa.se]

Numeral

ōmpōhualli on chicuace

forty-six
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250v.
  46 quarenta y ſeys.ompoualli onchiquace.
  46 forty-six. ompoualli onchiquace.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 1.
  46 Quarentayſeis. ompoualli onchiquace.
  46 Forty-six. ompoualli onchiquace.
- Idem, f. 76v. col. 2.
  Ompoalli onchiquace . quarenta y ſeys.
  Ompoalli onchiquace. forty-six.

References

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

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