How to count in Yucatec Maya (Màaya t'àan), a Mayan language spoken mainly on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
There endings that are added to the numbers when counting specific things. For example, with inanimate objects you use p'éel, with plants and trees you use kúul and with people and animals you use túul. There are many more, however they are rarely used.
Many Yucatec Maya speakers count in Spanish, and those who do use the Yucatec Maya numbers may only count up to 4 in them.
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 |
|---|---|
| 0 | mix ba'al |
| 1 | jun [hun] |
| 2 | ka' [kaʔ] |
| 3 | óox [óːʃ] |
| 4 | kan [kan] |
| 5 | jo'o [hoʔo] |
| 6 | waak [waːk], wak |
| 7 | u'uk [uʔuk] |
| 8 | waxak [waˈʃak] |
| 9 | bolon [ɓoˈlon], bolom |
| 10 | lajun, lahun [laˈhun] |
| 11 | buluk [ɓuˈluk] |
| 12 | lajka'a, ka'alajun |
| 13 | óoxlajun |
| 14 | kanlajun |
| 15 | jo'olajun |
| 16 | waaklajun, waklajun |
| 17 | u;uklajun, wuklajun |
| 18 | waxaklajun |
| 19 | bolonlajun |
| 20 | junk'aal |
| 21 | jun tu ka'ak'aal |
| 22 | ka'a tu ka'ak'aal |
| 23 | óox tu ka'ak'aal |
| 24 | kan tu ka'ak'aal |
| 25 | jo'o tu ka'ak'aal |
| 26 | wak tu ka'ak'aal |
| 27 | wuk tu ka'ak'aal |
| 28 | waxak tu ka'ak'aal |
| 29 | bolon tu ka'ak'aal |
| 30 | lajun tu ka'ak'aal |
| 40 | ka'ak'aal |
| 50 | lajun tu yóoxk'aal |
| 60 | óoxk'aal |
| 70 | lajun tu kank'aal |
| 80 | kank'aal |
| 90 | lajun tu jo'ok'aal |
| 100 | jo'ok'aal |
| 200 | lajunk'aal |
| 300 | jo'olajunk'aal |
| 400 | junk'aax, jumbaak' |
| 8,000 | junpik |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some Yucatec Maya numbers and learn about written Mayan numerals:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_maya#Numerales
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Yucatec_Maya_numerals
http://www.native-languages.org/numbers/maya_numbers.htm
Information about Yucatec Maya | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Books about Mayan on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
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