How to count in Miskito (Mískitu), a Misumalpan language spoken in the northeast of Nicaragua and the east of Honduras.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | diara âpu, kumi sin âpu | |
| 1 | kumi, kum | kumika tâura yaba tâura, pas |
| 2 | wâl | ningka, sekan |
| 3 | yumpha | yumhpika wâl ningkara yaba |
| 4 | walhwal (2+2) | walhwalka |
| 5 | matsip | matsipka |
| 6 | matlalkahbi | matlalkahbika matsip ningkara ba |
| 7 | matlalkahbi pura kumi (6+1) | matlalkahbi pura kumika matlalkahbi ningkara ba |
| 8 | matlalkahbi pura wâl (6+2) | matlalkahbi pura wâlka |
| 9 | matlalkahbi pura yumpha (6+3) | matlalkahbi pura yumhpika |
| 10 | matawalsip | matawalsipka matawalsip mânka |
| 11 | matawalsip pura kumi | matawalsip pura kumika matawalsip ningkara ba |
| 12 | matawalsip pura wâl | matawalsip pura wâl mânka |
| 13 | matawalsip pura yumpha | |
| 14 | matawalsip pura walhwal | |
| 15 | matawalsip pura matsip | |
| 16 | matawalsip pura matlalkahbi | |
| 17 | matawalsip pura matlalkahbi pura kumi | |
| 18 | matawalsip pura matlalkahbi pura wâl | |
| 19 | matawalsip pura matlalkahbi pura yumpha | |
| 20 | yawanaiska, yawan aiska | |
| 21 | yawanaiska pura kumi | |
| 22 | yawanaiska pura wâl | |
| 23 | yawanaiska pura yumpha | |
| 24 | yawanaiska pura walhwal | |
| 25 | yawanaiska pura matsip | |
| 26 | yawanaiska pura matlalkahbi | |
| 27 | yawanaiska pura matlalkahbi pura kumi | |
| 28 | yawanaiska pura matlalkahbi pura wâl | |
| 29 | yawanaiska pura matlalkahbi pura yumpha | |
| 30 | yawanaiska pura matawalsip (20+10) | |
| 40 | yawanaiska wâl (20x2) | |
| 50 | yawanaiska wâl pura matawalsip (20x2+10) | |
| 60 | yawanaiska yumhpa (20x3) | |
| 70 | yawanaiska yumhpa pura matawalsip (20x3+10) | |
| 80 | yawanaiska walhwal (20x4) | |
| 90 | yawanaiska walhal pura matawalsip (20x4+10) | |
| 100 | yawanaiska matsip (20x5) dusa kum, handat |
|
| 200 | dusa wâl (h)andat wâl |
|
| 1,000 | tausin, tawsin (kumi) | |
| 1,000,000 | milian | |
| 1,000,000,000 | tausin kum aslika | |
| 1/2 | bakriki, baikanka wal wina kum | |
| 1/3 | baikanka yumpa wina kum manka yumpa yuhmpa wina kumi manka yuhmpa wina kumi |
|
| 1/4 | baikanka walwal wina kum |
Information about Miskito numerals
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Miskito.htm
Information compiled 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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