chiucnahui

Classical Nahuatl

Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : chiucnāhui     Ordinal : ic chiucnāhui     Adverbial : chiucnāppa

Alternative forms

• chiconaui, chicunaui (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From chiuc- (“five”) +‎ nāhui (“four”), (cf. chicuacē (“six”), chicōme (“seven”) and chicuēyi (“eight”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃikʷˈnáː.wi]

Numeral

chiucnāhui

1. nine
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:

     9    nueue.chicunaui.

     9    nine. chicunaui.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:

     9   Nueue . chicunaui.

     9   Nine. chicunaui.

   • Idem, f. 20r. col. 2.

     Chiconaui. nueue .

     Chiconaui. nine.

Derived terms

• chiucnāuhmictlān
• chiucnāuhtiyānquiztli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 20r
• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 310