How to count in Mapuche (Mapudungun), an Araucanian language spoken in parts of Chile and Argentina.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | sero | wūnen |
| 1 | kiñe | inan |
| 2 | epu | epunge-lu * |
| 3 | küla | |
| 4 | meli | |
| 5 | kechu | |
| 6 | kayu | |
| 7 | regle, reqle, reüle | |
| 8 | pura | |
| 9 | aylla | |
| 10 | mari | |
| 11 | mari kiñe | |
| 12 | mari epu | |
| 13 | mari küla | |
| 14 | mari meli | |
| 15 | mari kechu | |
| 16 | mari kayu | |
| 17 | mari regle, mari reqle | |
| 18 | mari pura | |
| 19 | mari aylla | |
| 20 | epu mari | |
| 21 | epu mari kiñe | |
| 22 | epu mari epu | |
| 23 | epu mari küla | |
| 24 | epu mari meli | |
| 25 | epu mari kechu | |
| 26 | epu mari kayu | |
| 27 | epu mari regle | |
| 28 | epu mari pura | |
| 29 | epu mari aylla | |
| 30 | küla mari | |
| 40 | meli mari | |
| 50 | kechu mari | |
| 60 | kayu mari | |
| 70 | regle mari | |
| 80 | pura mari | |
| 90 | aylla mari | |
| 100 | (kiñe) pataka | |
| 200 | epu pataka | |
| 300 | küla pataka | |
| 400 | meli pataka | |
| 500 | kechu pataka | |
| 600 | kayu pataka | |
| 700 | regle pataka, reqle pataka | |
| 800 | pura pataka | |
| 900 | aylla pataka | |
| 1,000 | (kiñe) warangka, waragka | |
| 2,000 | epu warangka | |
| 3,000 | küla warangka | |
| 4,000 | meli warangka | |
| 5,000 | kechu warangka | |
| 6,000 | kayu warangka | |
| 7,000 | regle warangka, reqle warangka | |
| 8,000 | pura warangka | |
| 9,000 | aylla warangka | |
| 10,000 | mari warangka | |
| 20,000 | epu mari warangka | |
| 1,000,000 | mijon | |
| once | kiñeci, kiñe chi | |
| twice | epuci, epu chi | |
| thrice | külaci, küla chi | |
| four times | melici, meli chi | |
| five times | kechuci, kechu chi |
Sources:
- R. Urrutia Muñoz. Diccionario Mapuche. Mapudungun/Español, Español/Mapudungun, 2006.
- Arturo Hernándes Sallés: Gramática Básica de la Lengua Mapuche. Chile – 2006.
- Diccionario Español-Mapuche: http://todobariloche.com/diccionario.htm
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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