nappohualli

Classical Nahuatl

Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : nāppōhualli     Ordinal : ic nāppōhualli     Adverbial : nāppōhualpa

Alternative forms

• nāuhpōhualli
• nappoalli, nauhpoualli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From nāhui (“four”) +‎ pōhualli (“twenty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naːp.poːˈwa.lːi]

Numeral

nāppōhualli

1. eighty
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 2:

     89   Ochenta. naupoualli.

     80   Eighty. naupoualli.

   • Idem, f. 63r. col. 2.

     Nappoalli.ochenta.

     Nappoalli. eighty.

Derived terms

• nāppōhualpa

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 199r, 63r