chicueyi

Classical Nahuatl

Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : chicuēyi     Ordinal : ic chicuēyi     Adverbial : chicuēxpa

Alternative forms

• chicuei, chicuey (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From chiuc- (“five”) +‎ ēyi (“three”), (cf. chicuacē (“six”), chicōme (“seven”) and chiucnāhui (“nine”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiˈkʷeː.ji]

Numeral

chicuēyi

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

     8    ocho.chicuei.

     8    eight. chicuei.

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

     8   Ocho . chicuey.

     8   Eight. chicuey.

   • Idem, f. 20v. col. 1.

     Chicuei. ocho.

     Chicuei. eight.

References

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

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl chicuēyi

Numeral

chicueyi

1. eight.