Numbers in Tezoatlán Mixtec



Learn numbers in Tezoatlán Mixtec

Knowing numbers in Tezoatlán Mixtec is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Tezoatlán Mixtec. Learning to count in Tezoatlán Mixtec may appeal to you just as a simple curiosity or be something you really need. Perhaps you have planned a trip to a country where Tezoatlán Mixtec is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Tezoatlán Mixtec.

It's also useful for guiding you through street numbers. You'll be able to better understand the directions to places and everything expressed in numbers, such as the times when public transportation leaves. Can you think of more reasons to learn numbers in Tezoatlán Mixtec?

Tezoatlán Mixtec is a dialect of the Silacayoapan Mixtec, which belongs to the Oto-Manguean language family. It is spoken in the municipality of Tezoatlán, in the mountains of the district of Huajuapan de León in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Tezoatlán Mixtec has about 70% mutual intelligibility with other Silacayoapan Mixtecs, and counts about 5,400 native speakers.Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 9,999 in Tezoatlán Mixtec. Please contact me if you can help me counting up from that limit.

List of numbers in Tezoatlán Mixtec

Here is a list of numbers in Tezoatlán Mixtec. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Tezoatlán Mixtec from 1 to 20. We have also included the tens up to the number 100, so that you know how to count up to 100 in Tezoatlán Mixtec. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Tezoatlán Mixtec.

  • 1) iin
  • 2) uu̱
  • 3) oni̱
  • 4) komi̱
  • 5) o’o̱n
  • 6) iño̱
  • 7) usa̱
  • 8) ona̱
  • 9) ii̱n
  • 10) uxi̱
  • 11) uxi̱ iin
  • 12) uxi̱ uu̱
  • 13) uxi̱ oni̱
  • 14) uxi̱ komi̱
  • 15) sa’o̱n
  • 16) sa’o̱n iin
  • 17) sa’o̱n uu̱
  • 18) sa’o̱n oni̱
  • 19) sa’o̱n komi̱
  • 20) oko̱
  • 30) oko̱ uxi̱
  • 40) uu̱ diko
  • 50) uu̱ diko uxi̱
  • 60) oni̱ diko
  • 70) oni̱ diko uxi̱
  • 80) komi̱ díko
  • 90) komi̱ díko uxi̱
  • 100) iin sientó
  • 1,000) iin míil

Numbers in Tezoatlán Mixtec: Tezoatlán Mixtec numbering rules

Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Tezoatlán Mixtec is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Tezoatlán Mixtec you will have to learn a series of rules that we will explain below. If you apply these rules you will soon find that you will be able to count in Tezoatlán Mixtec with ease.

The way numbers are formed in Tezoatlán Mixtec is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Tezoatlán Mixtec. Also, learning how to number in Tezoatlán Mixtec yourself from these simple rules is very beneficial for your brain, as it forces it to work and stay in shape. Working with numbers and a foreign language like Tezoatlán Mixtec at the same time is one of the best ways to train our little gray cells, so let's see what rules you need to apply to number in Tezoatlán Mixtec

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  • Digits from one to nine are rendered by specific words, namely iin [1], uu̱ [2], oni̱ [3], komi̱ [4], o’o̱n [5], iño̱ [6], usa̱ [7], ona̱ [8], and ii̱n [9].
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec follows a vigesimal system (of base 20), in which multiples of twenty and multiples of ten plus twenty alternates: uxi̱ [10], oko̱ [20], oko̱ uxi̱ [30] (20+10), uu̱ diko [40] (2*20), uu̱ diko uxi̱ [50] (2*20+10), oni̱ diko [60] (3*20), oni̱ diko uxi̱ [70] (3*20+10), komi̱ díko [80] (4*20), and komi̱ díko uxi̱ [90] (4*20+10).
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec also has a sub-base 15. Numbers from eleven to fourteen are formed starting with the word for ten (uxi̱) followed by the unit: uxi̱ iin [11], uxi̱ uu̱ [12], uxi̱ oni̱ [13], and uxi̱ komi̱ [14]. Fifteen has its own word: sa’o̱n [15]. Numbers from sixteen to nineteen are formed starting with the word for fifteen (sa’o̱n) followed by the added unit: sa’o̱n iin [16] (15+1), sa’o̱n uu̱ [17] (15+2), sa’o̱n oni̱ [18] (15+3), and sa’o̱n komi̱ [19] (15+4).
  • Compound numbers where the ten is a multiple of twenty are formed starting with the ten, followed by the unit separated with a space (e.g.: oko̱ usa̱ [27], oni̱ diko ona̱ [68]).
  • Compound numbers where the ten is not a multiple of twenty are formed starting with the previous multiple of twenty, followed by the number from one to nineteen separated with a space (e.g.: oko̱ uxi̱ oni̱ [33], uu̱ diko sa’o̱n [55], oni̱ diko sa’o̱n iin [76]).
  • Hundreds are formed starting with the multiplier unit, followed by the word for hundred (sientó, loanword from the Spanish ciento), separated with a space: iin sientó [100], uu̱ sientó [200], oni̱ sientó [300], komi̱ sientó [400], o’o̱n sientó [500], iño̱ sientó [600], usa̱ sientó [700], ona̱ sientó [800], and ii̱n sientó [900].
  • Thousands are formed starting with the multiplier unit, followed by the word for thousand (míil), separated with a space: iin míil [1,000], uu̱ míil [2,000], oni̱ míil [3,000], komi̱ míil [4,000], míilo’o̱n míil [5,000], iño̱ míil [6,000], usa̱ míil [7,000], ona̱ míil [8,000], and ii̱n míil [9,000].
  • Gramática popular del mixteco del municipio de Tezoatlán (in Spanish), by Judith Williams, Summer Institute of Linguistics (2006)
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