How to count in Huichol (Wixárika Niukiyari), an Uto-Aztecan language spoken mainly in the Mexican state Jalisco in central Mexico.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | xewí, zewíí |
| 2 | huuta |
| 3 | haíka |
| 4 | naúka |
| 5 | auxuwí, ʔauzɯwi |
| 6 | atá xewí, ʔatazewíí (5+1) |
| 7 | atá huuta, ʔatahuuta (5+2) |
| 8 | atá haíka, ʔatahaika (5+3) |
| 9 | atá naúka, ʔatanauka (5+4) |
| 10 | ta mammata, tamáa máta (lit. “our-hand-plural”) |
| 11 | ta mammata xewí, tamáa máta hei mána zewíí |
| 12 | ta mammata huuta, tamáa máta hei mána huuta |
| 13 | ta mammata haíka, tamáa máta hei mána haika |
| 14 | ta mammata naúka, tamáa máta hei mána nauka |
| 15 | ta mammata auxuwí, tamáa máta hei mána ʔauzɯwi |
| 16 | ta mammata geimana xewí, tamáa máta hei mána ʔatazewíí |
| 17 | ta mammata geimana huuta, tamáa máta hei mána ʔatahuuta |
| 18 | ta mammata geimana haíka, tamáa máta hei mána ʔatahaika |
| 19 | ta mammata geimana naúka, tamáa máta hei mána ʔatanauka |
| 20 | xewí tewiyari, zei téwí yaari (lit. “one person”) |
| 21 | xewí tewiyari geimana xewí, zei téwí yaari hei mána zewíi |
| 22 | xewí tewiyari geimana huuta, zei téwí yaari hei mána huuta |
| 23 | xewí tewiyari geimana haíka, zei téwí yaari hei mána haika |
| 24 | xewí tewiyari geimana naúka, zei téwí yaari hei mána nauka |
| 25 | xewí tewiyari geimana auxuwí, zei téwí yaari hei mána ʔauzɯwi |
| 26 | xewí tewiyari geimana atá xewí, zei téwí yaari hei mána ʔatazewíí |
| 27 | xewí tewiyari geimana atá huuta, zei téwí yaari hei mána ʔatahuuta |
| 28 | xewí tewiyari geimana atá haíka, zei téwí yaari hei mána ʔatahaika |
| 29 | xewí tewiyari geimana atá naúka, zei téwí yaari hei mána ʔatanauka |
| 30 | haíka inɨariyari, zei téwí yaari hei mána tamáa máta (20+10) |
| 40 | huuta tewiyari, huuta téwí yaari (2x20) |
| 50 | auxuwɨ inɨariyari, huuta téwí yaari hei mána tamáa máta (2x20+10) |
| 60 | haíka tewiyari, haika téwí yaari (3x20) |
| 70 | atá huuta inɨariyari, haika téwí yaarihei mána tamáa máta (3x20+10) |
| 80 | naúka tewiyari, nauka téwí yaari (4x20) |
| 90 | atá naúka inɨariyari, nauka téwí yaari hei mána tamáa máta (4x20+10) |
| 100 | xewí kwartiya, zei siyénítú yaari |
| 200 | huuta siyénítú yaari |
| 300 | haíka siyénítú yaari |
| 400 | naúka siyénítú yaari |
| 500 | auxuwí siyénítú yaari |
| 600 | atá xewí siyénítú yaari |
| 700 | atá huuta siyénítú yaari |
| 800 | atá haíka siyénítú yaari |
| 900 | atá naúka siyénítú yaari |
| 1,000 | zei mírí yaari |
| 2,000 | huuta mírí yaari |
| 3,000 | haíka mírí yaari |
| 4,000 | naúka mírí yaari |
| 5,000 | auxuwí mírí yaari |
| 6,000 | atá xewí mírí yaari |
| 7,000 | atá huuta mírí yaari |
| 8,000 | atá haíka mírí yaari |
| 9,000 | atá naúka mírí yaari |
| 10,000 | ta mammata mírí yaari |
siyénítú (“ciento”) and mírí (“mil”) are Spanish loanwords.
Source: Carmen Conti Jiménez, Lilián Guerrero Valenzuela. Breve vocabulario wixarika-español. Universidad de Jaén, México – 2009.
Information about Huichol numerals
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Huichol.htm
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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