ompohualli onchicome

Classical Nahuatl

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

Alternative forms

ompoalli onchicome, ompoualli onchicome (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From ōmpōhualli (“forty”) + om- +‎ chicōme (“seven”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oːm.poːˈwa.lːi on.t͡ʃiˈkoː.me]

Numeral

ōmpōhualli on chicōme

forty-seven
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250v:
  47 quarenta y ſiete.ompoualli onchicome.
  47 forty-seven. ompoualli onchicome.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 1:
  47 Quarenta y ſiete . ompouallionchicome.
  47 Forty-seven. ompouallionchicome.
- Idem, f. 76v. col. 2.
  Ompoalli onchicome .quarenta y ſiete.
  Ompoalli onchicome. forty-seven.

References

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

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