nahui

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
< 3	4	5 >
Cardinal : nāhui Ordinal : ic nāhui Adverbial : nāppa Distributive : nānāhui, nahnāhui

Alternative forms

nau, naui, navi (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *naawi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈnáː.wi]

Numeral

nāhui

four
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r.
  4 quatro.naui.
  4 four. naui.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1.
  4 Quatro . naui.
  4 Four. naui.
- Idem, f. 64r. col. 1.
  Naui quatro, o mitia.
  Naui. four, or my aunt.

Derived terms

nāppāntli
nāuhmētztli

nāuhōlōtl
nāuhtetl

nāuhtlamantli
nāuhxihuitl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 64r

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *naawi.

Numeral

nahui

four.

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