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cehcen

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Classical Nahuatl

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Classical Nahuatl numbers (edit)
10[a], [b]
1 2  → [a], [b] 10  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal:
    Ordinal: ic cē
    Adverbial: ceppa
    Distributive: cēcen, cehcen

Alternative forms

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  • cecẽ (abbreviated spelling)
  • cecen (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

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Reduplicated form of ce (one) with saltillo; compare cēcen (one at a time).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈseʔ.sen/, [ˈséʔ.sen̥]

Numeral

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cehcen

  1. (distributive) one apiece; one each.

References

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  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 120r
  • J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl: Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 317