Information about counting in Baniwa (Tapuya), an Arawakan language spoken in Brazil and Venezuela.
Notes: some numbers take different endings (classifiers) depending on what is being counted. The numbers below are shown with the generic classifier -da. Many Baniwa speakers use Baniwa numbers up to 5, and Portuguese or Spanish numbers from 6 onwards.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | apada |
| 2 | dzamada |
| 3 | madalida |
| 4 | likoadaáaka, likoadaaka(da) |
| 5 | apeéma pakáapi |
| 6 | apeéma pakáapi aphéwi apeémanakhitte |
| 7 | apeéma pakáapi dzamhéwi apeémanakhitte |
| 8 | apeéma pakáapi madalhíwi apeémanakhitte |
| 9 | apeéma pakáapi likoadaakhéwi apeémanakhitte |
| 10 | dzameéma pakáapi |
| 11 | dzameéma pakáapi aphéwi pháipanakhitte |
| 12 | dzameéma pakáapi dzamhéwi pháipanakhitte |
| 13 | dzameéma pakáapi madalhíwi pháipanakhitte |
| 14 | dzameéma pakáapi likoadaakhéwi pháipanakhitte |
| 15 | dzameéma pakáapi apeéma pháipa |
| 16 | dzameéma pakáapi apeéma pháipa aphéwi apeémanakhitte |
| 17 | dzameéma pakáapi apeéma pháipa dzamhéwi apeémanakhitte |
| 18 | dzameéma pakáapi apeéma pháipa madalhíwi apeémanakhitte |
| 19 | dzameéma pakáapi apeéma pháipa likoadaakhéwi apeémanakhitte |
| 20 | apaíta nawíki |
Information about counting in Baniwa
https://www.native-languages.org/numbers/baniwa_numbers.htm
https://portal.research.lu.se/files/202423153/Cronhamn_2025_BaniwaClassifiers.pdf
Information about Baniwa | Numbers
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