How to count in Chuj (Koti’), a Mayan language spoken in western Guatemala and southern Mexico. The numbers from 1-20 are shown in Chuj of San Mateo Ixtatán and San Sebastián Coatán. They are labeled SMI and SSC where they differ.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | jun | b’ab’el |
| 2 | chab’ (SMI) cha’ab’, chab’ (SSC) |
sxchab’il |
| 3 | oxe’ | yoxil |
| 4 | chanhe’ | sxchanhil |
| 5 | hoye’ (SMI) ho’e’ (SSC) |
yo’il |
| 6 | wake’ | swakil |
| 7 | huke’ | yukil |
| 8 | wajxake’ (SMI) wajxke (SSC) |
swajxakil |
| 9 | b’alunhe (SMI) b’alnhe’ (SSC) |
sb’alunhil |
| 10 | lajunhe’ (SMI) lajnhe’ (SSC) |
slajunhil |
| 11 | huxluche’ (SMI) huxlche’ (SSC) |
yuxluchil |
| 12 | lajchawe’ (SMI) lajchwe’ (SSC) |
slajchawil |
| 13 | oxlajunhe’ (SMI) oxlajnhe’ (SSC) |
yoxlajunhil |
| 14 | chanhlajunhe’ (SMI) chanhlajnhe’ (SSC) |
sxchanhlajunhil |
| 15 | holajunhe’ (SMI) holajnhe’ (SSC) |
yolajunhil |
| 16 | waklajunhe’ (SMI) waklajnhe’ (SSC) |
swaklajunhil |
| 17 | huklajunhe’ (SMI) huklajnhe’ (SSC) |
yuklajunhil |
| 18 | wakxaklajunhe’ /wajxklajnhe’ (SSC) | swakxaklajunhil |
| 19 | balunhlajunhe’ (SMI) b’alnhlajnhe’ (SSC) |
sb’alunhlajunhil |
| 20 | junk’al (SMI) junwinak(SSC) |
sjunk’alil |
| 21 | jun xchawinak | sjun xchawinakil |
| 22 | chab’ xchawinak | sxchab’ xchawinakil |
| 23 | oxe xchawinak | yoxe xchawinakil |
| 24 | chanhe xchawinak | |
| 25 | ho’e xchawinak | |
| 26 | wake xchawinak | |
| 27 | huke xchawinak | |
| 28 | wajxke xchawinak | |
| 29 | b’alnhe xchawinak | |
| 30 | lajnhe’ xchawinak | |
| 31 | huxluche’ xchawinak | |
| 32 | lajchawe’ xchawinak | |
| 33 | oxlajunhe’ xchawinak | |
| 34 | chanhlajunhe’ xchawinak | |
| 35 | holajunhe’ xchawinak | |
| 36 | wajxwklajunhe’ xchawinak | |
| 37 | huklajunhe’ xchawinak | |
| 38 | wajxaklajnhe’ xchawinak | |
| 39 | b’alnulajnhe’ xchawinak | sb’alunlajunh xchawinakil |
| 40 | chawinak | sxchwinakil |
| 50 | lajnhe’ yoxwinak | |
| 60 | oxwinak | |
| 70 | lajnhe’ xchanhwinak | |
| 80 | chanwinak | |
| 90 | lajnhe’ yowinak | |
| 100 | howinak |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some numbers in Chuj de San Sebastián Coatán:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_chuj#N%C3%BAmeros_de_1_a_20
https://www.buenastareas.com/ensayos/Los-N%C3%BAmeros-En-Chuj-Kohataneko/7211155.html
Information about Chuj | Numbers
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