ompohualli onnahui

Classical Nahuatl

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

Alternative forms

ompoalli onnaui, ompoualli onnaui (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From ōmpōhualli (“forty”) + om- +‎ nāhui (“four”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oːm.poːˈwa.lːi oˈnːaː.wi]

Numeral

ōmpōhualli on nāhui

forty-four
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250v.
  44 quarenta y quatro.ompoualli onnaui.
  44 forty-four. ompoualli onnaui.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 1.
  44 Quarentayquatro. ompouallionnaui.
  44 Forty-four. ompouallionnaui.
- Idem, f. 76v. col. 2.
  Ompoalli onnaui. quarenta y quatro.
  Ompoalli onnaui. forty-four.

References

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

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