Information about counting in Aymara, an Aymaran language spoken mainly in Bolivia, Peru, and also in Chile and Argentina.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | maya, mä | nayriri, nayranquiri |
| 2 | paya, pä *) | payiri, payanquiri |
| 3 | quimsa | quimsiri, qimsanquiri |
| 4 | pusi | pusiri, pusinquiri |
| 5 | pheska | pheskeri, pheskanquiri |
| 6 | sojjta | sojjtiri, sojjtanquiri |
| 7 | pakallko | pakallkori, pakallkonquiri |
| 8 | quimsakallko | quimsakallkori, quimsakallkonquiri |
| 9 | llätunca | llätunquiri, llätuncanquiri |
| 10 | tunca | tunquiri, tuncanquiri |
| 11 | tunca mayani **) | tunca mayaniri, tunca mayaninquiri |
| 12 | tunca payani | tunca payaniri, tunca payaninquiri |
| 13 | tunca quimsani | tunca quimsaniri, tunca quimsaninquiri |
| 14 | tunca pusini | tunca pusiniri, tunca pusininquiri |
| 15 | tunca pheskani | tunca pheskaniri, tunca pheskaninquiri |
| 16 | tunca sojjtani | tunca sojjtaniri, tunca sojjtaninquiri |
| 17 | tunca pakallkoni | tunca pakallkoniri, tunca pakallkoninquiri |
| 18 | tunca quimsakallkoni | tunca quimsakallkoniri, tunca quimsakallkoninquiri |
| 19 | tunca llätuncani | tunca llätuncaniri, tunca llätuncanquiri |
| 20 | pä tunc | pä tunquiri, pä tuncanquiri |
| 21 | pä tunc mayani | pä tunc mayaniri, pä tunc mayaninquiri |
| 22 | pä tunc payani | pä tunc payaniri, pä tunc payaninquiri |
| 23 | pä tunc quimsani | pä tunc quimsaniri, pä tunc quimsaninquiri |
| 24 | pä tunc pusini | pä tunc pusiniri, pä tunc pusininquiri |
| 25 | pä tunc pheskani | pä tunc pheskaniri, pä tunc pheskaninquiri |
| 26 | pä tunc sojjtani | pä tunc sojjtaniri, pä tunc sojjtaninquiri |
| 27 | pä tunc pakallkoni | pä tunc pakallkoniri, pä tunc pakallkoninquiri |
| 28 | pä tunc quimsakallkoni | pä tunc quimsakallkoniri, pä tunc quimsakallkoninquiri |
| 29 | pä tunc llätuncani | pä tunc llätuncaniri, pä tunc llätuncaninquiri |
| 30 | quimsa tunca | quimsa tunquiri, quimsa tuncanquiri |
| 40 | pusi tunca | pusi tunquiri, pusi tuncanquiri |
| 50 | pheska tunca | pheska tunquiri, pheska tuncanquiri |
| 60 | sojjta tunca | sojjta tunquiri, sojjta tuncanquiri |
| 70 | pakallk tunca | pakallk tunquiri, pakallk tuncanquiri |
| 80 | quimsakallk tunca | quimsakallk tunquiri, quimsakallk tuncanquiri |
| 90 | llätunc tunca | llätunc tunquiri, llätunc tuncanquiri |
| 100 | pataca | pataquiri, patacanquiri |
| 200 | pä pataca | pä pataquiri, pä patacanquiri |
| 300 | quimsa pataca | quimsa pataquiri, quimsa patacanquiri |
| 400 | pusi pataca | pusi pataquiri, pusi patacanquiri |
| 500 | pheska pataca | pheska pataquiri, pheska patacanquiri |
| 600 | sojjta pataca | sojjta pataquiri, sojjta patacanquiri |
| 700 | pakallk pataca | pakallk pataquiri, pakallk patacanquiri |
| 800 | quimsakallk pataca | quimsakallk pataquiri, quimsakallk patacanquiri |
| 900 | llätunc pataca | llätunc pataquiri, llätunc patacanquiri |
| 1,000 | waranka | waranquiri, warankanquiri |
| 1,000,000 | millona, milluna | warakan warankapanquiri |
Hear some Aymara numbers:
Source: Beginning Aymara. A Course for English Speakers. University of Washington. Seattle, Washington – 1967.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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