Numbers in Ki’che’ (Ajilab’al pa K’iche’)

How to count in Ki’che’ (Qatzijobʼal), a Mayan language spoken in central Guatemala. Most Ki’che’ speakers use the Ki’che’ numbers up to 3, then switch to Spanish. They understand the numbers from 4 to 20, though rarely use them.

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Numeral Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers
0 (𝋠) majb’al
1 (𝋡) jun nab’e
2 (𝋢) keb’, ka’ib ukab’
3 (𝋣) oxib’ urox
4 (𝋤) kajib’ ukaj
5 (𝋥) job’ uro’
6 (𝋦) waqib’ uwaqaq
7 (𝋧) wuqub’ uwuq
8 (𝋨) wajxaqib’ uwajxaq
9 (𝋩) b’elejeb’ ub’elej
10 (𝋪) lajuj ulaj(uj)
11 (𝋫) julajuj ujulaj
12 (𝋬) kabʼlajuj ujuwinaq
13 (𝋭) oxlajuj
14 (𝋮) kajlajuj
15 (𝋯) jolajuj
16 (𝋰) waqlajuj
17 (𝋱) wuqlajuj
18 (𝋲) wajjxaqlajuj
19 (𝋳) bʼelejlajuj
20 juk’al, juwinaq
21 juk’al jun
22 juk’al keb’
23 juk’al oxib’
24 juk’al kajib’
25 juk’al job’
26 juk’al waqib’
27 juk’al wuqub’
28 juk’al wajxaqib’
29 juk’al b’elejeb’
30 juk’al lajuj
31 juk’al julajuj
32 juk’al keb’lajuj
33 juk’al oxlajuj
34 juk’al kab’lajuj
35 juk’al jolajuj
36 juk’al waqlajuj
37 juk’al wuqlajuj
38 juk’al wajxaqlajuj
39 juk’al b’elejlejuj
40 kakʼal, kawinaq
50 kakʼal laljuj
60 oxkʼal
70 oxkʼal laljuj
80 kajkʼal, jumuch
90 kajkʼal lajuj
100 jokʼal
200 lajkʼal
300 jolakʼal
400 juq’o
1,000 kaq’o’ lajk’al
2,000 oq’o’

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Hear some numbers in Ki’che’:

Information about K'iche' numbers and counting
https://www.idiomasmayas.com/idiomas-de-guatemala/idioma-kiche/numeros-en-kiche-kiche-completo/
https://tzij.coerll.utexas.edu/tijonik-23-lesson-23-jun-tzi-keb-tzi-oxib-tzi-one-tzi-two-tzi-three-tzi-numbers/

Information about Ki’che’ | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Numbers in Mayan languages

Achi, Akatek, Awakatek, Ch’ol, Chorti, Chuj, Huasteco, Jakaltek, Kaqchikel, Ki’che’, Mam, Poqomam, Poqomchiʼ, Q'anjob'al, Q'eqchi', Sakpulktek, Sipakapense, Tektitek, Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Yucatec Maya

Numbers in other languages

Alphabetical index | Language family index

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