Information about counting in Tarahumara, an Uto-Aztecan languages spoken in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | biré | bachá |
| 2 | ocuá | osá |
| 3 | biquiyá | baisá |
| 4 | nahuosa | nahuosa |
| 5 | marí | marisa |
| 6 | usani | sansa |
| 7 | quicháo | quicháosa |
| 8 | osá nahuó | osá nahuosa |
| 9 | químacoy | químacoysa |
| 10 | macoy | macoysa |
| 11 | macoy miná biré | |
| 12 | macoy miná ocuá | |
| 13 | macoy miná biquiyá | |
| 14 | macoy miná nahuó | |
| 15 | macoy miná marí | |
| 16 | macoy miná usani | |
| 17 | macoy miná quicháo | |
| 18 | macoy miná osá nahuó | |
| 19 | macoy miná químacoy | |
| 20 | osá macoy | |
| 21 | osá macoy miná biré | |
| 22 | osá macoy miná ocuá | |
| 23 | osá macoy miná biquiyá | |
| 24 | osá macoy miná nahuó | |
| 25 | osá macoy miná marí | |
| 26 | osá macoy miná usani | |
| 27 | osá macoy miná quicháo | |
| 28 | osá macoy miná osá nahuó | |
| 29 | osá macoy miná químacoy | |
| 30 | baisá macoy | |
| 40 | nahuosa macoy | |
| 50 | marisa macoy | |
| 60 | usansa macoy | |
| 70 | quicháosa macoy | |
| 80 | osá macoy | |
| 90 | que macoisa macoy | |
| 100 | biré ciento | |
| 1,000 | biré mil |
Source: Kenneth Simón Hilton. Diccionario Tarahumara de Samachique, Chihuahua, Mexico, SIL 1993, p. 141.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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