How to count in Mazatec (En Ngixo), a group of closely-related Oto-Manguean languages spoken in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla and Veracruz. These numbers are in Mazateco de Chiquihuitlan de Juarez.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ngu | tjun |
| 2 | jo | má jo |
| 3 | jyan | má jyan |
| 4 | ñuju | má ñuju |
| 5 | hñú | má hñú |
| 6 | jyun | má jyun |
| 7 | yatu | má yatu |
| 8 | jyin | má jyin |
| 9 | ñaja | má ñaja |
| 10 | të | má të |
| 11 | tengu | |
| 12 | tejo | |
| 13 | tejyan | |
| 14 | teñuju | |
| 15 | tyjuhun | |
| 16 | tyjuhunngu (15+1) | |
| 17 | tyjuhunjo (15+2) | |
| 18 | tyjuhunjyan (15+3) | |
| 19 | tyjuhunñuju (15+4) | |
| 20 | can | |
| 21 | can ngu | |
| 22 | can jo | |
| 23 | can jyan | |
| 24 | can ñuju | |
| 25 | can hñú | |
| 26 | can jyun | |
| 27 | can yatu | |
| 28 | can jyin | |
| 29 | can ñaja | |
| 30 | can të | |
| 35 | can tyjuhun (20+15) | |
| 36 | can tyjuhunngu (20+16) | |
| 40 | yachan (2x20) | |
| 50 | yachan të (2x20+10) | |
| 55 | yachan tyjuhun (2x20+15) | |
| 60 | jyanchan (3x20) | |
| 70 | jyanchan të (3x20+10) | |
| 80 | ñujuchan (4x20) | |
| 90 | ñujuchan të (4x20+10) | |
| 96 | ñujuchan tyjuhunngu (4x20+16) | |
| 100 | ngu cientu | |
| 200 | jo cientu | |
| 245 | jo cientu cojo yachan hñú | |
| 300 | jyan cientu | |
| 400 | ñuju cientu | |
| 500 | hñú cientu | |
| 600 | jyun cientu | |
| 700 | yatu cientu | |
| 800 | jyin cientu | |
| 900 | ñaja cientu |
Source: Carole VandenHoek de Jamieson. Gramatica Mazateca. Mazateco de Chiquihuitlan de Juarez. Instituto Ligüístico de Verano, México – 1988.
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Information about Mazatec | Numbers in Mazatec
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