cempohualli

Classical Nahuatl

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

Alternative forms

cempoalli, cempoualli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From ce (“one”) (combining form cem-) + pōhualli (“a count”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sem.poːˈwa.lːi]

Numeral

cempōhualli

twenty
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r.
  20 veinte.cempoualli.
  20 twenty. cempoualli.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 2.
  20 Veynte. cempoualli.
  20 Twenty. cempoualli.
- Idem, f. 16v. col. 1.
  Cempoalli. vel cempoaltetl. veinte
  Cempoalli, also cempoaltetl. twenty.

Derived terms

References

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

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