cempohualli onchicuace

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : cempōhualli onchicuacē Ordinal : ic cempōhualli onchicuacē Adverbial : cempōhualpa onchicuacē

Alternative forms

cempoalli onchiquace, cempoualli onchiquace (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From cempōhualli (“twenty”) + om- +‎ chicuacē (“six”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sem.poːˈwa.lːi on.t͡ʃiˈkʷa.seː]

Numeral

cempōhualli on chicuacē

twenty-six
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
  2 6 veynte y ſeys.cempoualli onchiquace.
  26 twenty-six. cempoualli onchiquace.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 2:
  26 Veynteyſeys.cempouallionchiquace.
  26 Twenty-six. cempouallionchiquace.
- Idem, f. 16v. col. 2.
  Cempoalli onchiquace. vel. cempoaltetl onchi- / quace . veynte y ſeys.
  Cempoalli onchiquace, also cempoaltetl onchiquace. twenty-six.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 16v

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