chicueyi

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Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
< 7	8	9 >
Cardinal : chicuēyi Ordinal : ic chicuēyi Adverbial : chicuēxpa

Alternative forms

chicuei, chicuey (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From chiuc- (“five”) +‎ ēyi (“three”), (cf. chicuacē (“six”), chicōme (“seven”) and chiucnāhui (“nine”)).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

chicuēyi

eight
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
  8 ocho.chicuei.
  8 eight. chicuei.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:
  8 Ocho . chicuey.
  8 Eight. chicuey.
- Idem, f. 20v. col. 1.
  Chicuei. ocho.
  Chicuei. eight.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 20v
J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 310

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl chicuēyi

Numeral

chicueyi

eight.

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