How to count in Kunza (Atacameño), a language isolate that was spoken in northern Chile and southern Peru until 1949.
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Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
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1 | sema | |
2 | ppoya | ppoino |
3 | ppálama, pálama | palantin |
4 | chchalpa, chalpa | tchapaltin |
5 | mutsisma | |
6 | mítchala | |
7 | chchóya, tchoya | |
8 | chchólama, cholo | |
9 | tecára, téckara | |
10 | suchi | |
11 | suchita sema | |
12 | suchita ppoya | |
13 | suchita ppálama | |
14 | suchita chchalpa | |
15 | suchita mutsisma | |
16 | suchita mítchala | |
17 | suchita chchóya | |
18 | suchita chchólama | |
19 | suchita tecára | |
20 | suchita suchi | |
21 | suchita suchi sema | |
22 | suchita suchi ppoya | |
23 | suchita suchi ppálama | |
24 | suchita suchi chchalpa | |
25 | suchita suchi mutsisma | |
26 | suchita suchi mítchala | |
27 | suchita suchi chchóya | |
28 | suchita suchi chchólama | |
29 | suchita suchi tecára | |
30 | suchita ppálama | |
33 | suchita ppálama ppálama | |
40 | suchita chchalpa | |
49 | suchita chchalpa tecára | |
50 | suchita mutsisma | |
60 | suchita mítchala | |
70 | suchita chchóya | |
80 | suchita chchólama | |
90 | suchita tecára, suchita téckara | |
100 | aras sema | |
101 | aras sema sema | |
200 | aras ppoya | |
300 | aras ppálama | |
400 | aras chchalpa | |
500 | aras mutsisma | |
600 | aras mítchala | |
700 | aras chchóya | |
800 | aras chchólama | |
900 | aras tecára | |
1,000 | aras suchi | |
1,001 | aras suchi sema | |
once | semanti’sema |
Information about Kunza
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunza_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/kuz
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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