Information about counting in Wayuu (Wayuunaiki), an Arawakan language spoken in parts of Venezuela and Colombia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | seero |
| 1 | wane, wanee, waneesia, waneeshia |
| 2 | piama |
| 3 | apünüin |
| 4 | pienchi |
| 5 | j’arai, jarai |
| 6 | a’ipirua, aipirua, aippirua |
| 7 | akaratchi, akaraishi |
| 8 | mekiisat, mekiisalü |
| 9 | mekietsat, mekie’etasalü |
| 10 | po’loo, poloo |
| 11 | po’loo wanemüin, po’loo waneemüin, po’loo waneeshimüin |
| 12 | po’loo piamamüin |
| 13 | po’loo apünüinmüin |
| 14 | po’loo pienchimüin |
| 15 | po’loo ja’raimüin, po’loo ja’ralimüin |
| 16 | po’loo a’ipiruamüin |
| 17 | po’loo akaratchimüin, po’loo akaraishimüin |
| 18 | po’loo mekiisalümüin |
| 19 | po’loo mekietsalümüin, po’loo mekie’etasalümüin |
| 20 | piama shikii |
| 21 | piama shikii wanemüin, piama shikii waneeshimüin |
| 22 | piama shikii piamamüin |
| 23 | piama shikii apünüinmüin |
| 24 | piama shikii pienchimüin |
| 25 | piama shikii ja’raimüin, piama shikii ja’ralimüin |
| 26 | piama shikii a’ipiruamüin |
| 27 | piama shikii akaratchimüin, piama shikii akaraishimüin |
| 28 | piama shikii mekiisalümüin |
| 29 | piama shikii mekietsalümüin, piama shikii mekie’etasalümüin |
| 30 | apünüin shikii |
| 40 | pienchi shikii |
| 50 | ja’rai shikii |
| 60 | a’ipirua shikii |
| 70 | akaratchi shikii, akaraishi shikii |
| 80 | mekiisat shikii, mekiisalü shikii |
| 90 | mekietsat shikii, mekie’etasalü shikii |
| 100 | po’loo shikii |
| 110 | po’loo shikii po’loomüin |
| 120 | po’loo shikii piamamüin shikii |
| 130 | po’loo shikii apünüinmüin shikii |
| 140 | po’loo shikii pienchimüin shikii |
| 150 | po’loo shikii ja’raimüin shikii |
| 160 | po’loo shikii aipiruamüin shikii |
| 170 | po’loo shikii akaraishimüin shikii |
| 180 | po’loo shikii mekiisalümüin shikii |
| 190 | po’loo shikii mekie’etasalümüin shikii |
| 200 | piantua po’looin shikii |
| 300 | apünüintua po’looin shikii |
| 400 | pienchitua po’looin shikii |
| 500 | ja’raitua po’looin shikii |
| 600 | aipiruatua po’looin shikii |
| 700 | akaraishitua po’looin shikii |
| 800 | mekiisattua po’looin shikii |
| 900 | mekie’etasattua po’looin shikii |
| 1,000 | po’lootua po’looin shikii, miirü, mi:r (Spanish: mil) |
| 2,000 | piama mi:r |
| 1,000,000 | miyon (Spanish: millón) |
| 1,000,000,000 | miituasü miyonniirua, miyaatta |
| 1,000,000,000,000 | miituasü miirüin miyonniirua, piyon |
Information about Wayuu numerals
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-wayuu/en/guc/
https://asawaa.com/los-numeros-del-1-al-10-en-wayuunaiki/
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Wayuu | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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Apurinã, Arawak, Garifuna, Paraujano, Paresi, Wapishana, Wayuu
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