ompohualli onchicueyi

Classical Nahuatl

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

Alternative forms

ompoalli onchicuei, ompoualli onchicuei, ompoualli onchicuey (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From ōmpōhualli (“forty”) + om- +‎ chicuēyi (“eight”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oːm.poːˈwa.lːi on.t͡ʃiˈkʷeː.ji]

Numeral

ōmpōhualli on chicuēyi

forty-eight
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250v:
  48 quarenta y ocho.ompoualli onchicuei.
  48 forty-eight. ompoualli onchicuei.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 1:
  48 Quarentayocho . ompouallionchicuey.
  48 Forty-eight. ompouallionchicuey.
- Idem, f. 76v. col. 2.
  Ompoalli onchicuei .quarenta y ocho.
  Ompoalli onchicuei. forty-eight.

References

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

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