How to count in Tzeltal (Bats’i k’op), a Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | jun [hun] |
| 2 | cheb [tʃeb] |
| 3 | oxeb [oʃeb] |
| 4 | chaneb [tʃaneb] |
| 5 | joʼeb [hoʔeb] |
| 6 | wakeb [wakeb] |
| 7 | jukeb [hukeb] |
| 8 | waxakeb [waʃakeb] |
| 9 | baluneb [baluneb] |
| 10 | lajuneb [lahuneb] |
| 11 | bulucheb [bulutʃeb] |
| 12 | lajchayeb [lahtʃajeb] |
| 13 | oxlajuneb [oʃlahuneb] |
| 14 | chanlajuneb [tʃanlahuneb] |
| 15 | joʼlajuneb [hoʔlahuneb] |
| 16 | waklajuneb [waklahuneb] |
| 17 | juklajuneb [huklahuneb] |
| 18 | waxalajuneb [waʃaklahuneb] |
| 19 | balunlajuneb [balunlahuneb] |
| 20 | tab [tab] |
| 21 | jun xchaʼwinik [hun stʃaʔwinik] |
| 22 | cheb xchaʼwinik [tʃeb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 23 | oxeb xchaʼwinik [oʃeb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 24 | chaneb xchaʼwinik [tʃaneb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 25 | joʼeb xchaʼwinik [hoʔeb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 26 | wakeb xchaʼwinik [wakeb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 27 | jukeb xchaʼwinik [hukeb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 28 | waxakeb xchaʼwinik [waʃakeb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 29 | baluneb xchaʼwinik [baluneb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 30 | lajuneb xchaʼwinik [lahuneb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 31 | bulucheb xchaʼwinik [bulutʃeb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 32 | lajchayeb xchaʼwinik [lahtʃajeb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 33 | oxlajuneb xchaʼwinik [oʃlahuneb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 34 | chanlajuneb xchaʼwinik [tʃanlahuneb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 35 | joʼlajuneb xchaʼwinik [hoʔlahuneb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 36 | waklajuneb xchaʼwinik [waklahuneb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 37 | juklajuneb xchaʼwinik [huklahuneb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 38 | waxalajuneb xchaʼwinik [waʃaklahuneb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 39 | balunlajuneb xchaʼwinik [balunlahuneb stʃaʔwinik] |
| 40 | chaʼwinik [tʃaʔwinik] |
| 50 | lajuneb yoxwinik [lahuneb joʃwinik] |
| 60 | oxwinik [oʃwinik] |
| 70 | lajuneb schanwinik [lahuneb stʃanwinik] |
| 80 | chanwinik [tʃanwinik] |
| 90 | lajuneb sjoʼwinik [lahuneb sjoʔwinik] |
| 100 | joʼwinik [hoʔwinik] |
| 200 | lajunwinik [lahunwinik] |
| 1,000 | lajunwinik yoxbajkʼ [lahunwinik joʃbahkɁ] |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some numbers in Tzeltal:
https://sertzeltal.blogspot.com/2016/11/numeros.html
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Tzeltal.htm
https://leionoticias.com/palabras-tzeltal/
Information about Tzeltal | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Books about Tzeltal on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
Achi, Akatek, Awakatek, Ch’ol, Chorti, Chuj, Huasteco, Jakaltek, Kaqchikel, Mam, Poqomam, Poqomchiʼ, Q'anjob'al, Q'eqchi', Sakpulktek, Sipakapense, Tektitek, Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Yucatec Maya
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