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’ |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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
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