mahtlactli onnahui

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : mahtlāctli onnāhui Ordinal : ic mahtlāctli onnāhui Adverbial : mahtlācpa onnāhui

Alternative forms

matlactli onnaui (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mahtlāctli (“ten”) + om- +‎ nāhui, literally “ten plus four”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maʔˈt͡ɬaːk.t͡ɬi oˈnːaː.wi]

Numeral

mahtlāctli on nāhui

fourteen
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
  14 catorze.matlactlionnaui.
  14 fourteen. matlactlionnaui.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:
  14 Catorze . matlactlionnaui.
  14 Fourteen. matlactlionnaui.
- Idem, f. 53r. col. 2.
  Matlactli onnaui. catorze.
  Matlactli onnaui. fourteen.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 53r

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