ompohualli ommahtlactli

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
< 49	50	51 >
Cardinal : ōmpōhualli ommahtlāctli Ordinal : ic ōmpōhualli ommahtlāctli

Alternative forms

ompoalli ommatlactli, ompoualli ommatlactli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From ōmpōhualli (“forty”) + om- +‎ mahtlāctli (“ten”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oːm.poːˈwa.lːi o.mːaʔˈt͡ɬaːk.t͡ɬi]

Numeral

ōmpōhualli om mahtlāctli

fifty
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250v:
  50 cincuenta.ompoualli ommatlactli.
  50 fifty. ompoualli ommatlactli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 1:
  50 Cincuenta. ompoualli ommatlactli.
  50 Fifty. ompoualli ommatlactli.
- Idem, f. 76v. col. 2.
  Ompoalli ommatlactli. cincuenta.
  Ompoalli ommatlactli. fifty.

References

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

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