chiucnahui

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Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
< 8	9	10 >
Cardinal : chiucnāhui Ordinal : ic chiucnāhui Adverbial : chiucnāppa

Alternative forms

chiconaui, chicunaui (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From chiuc- (“five”) +‎ nāhui (“four”), (cf. chicuacē (“six”), chicōme (“seven”) and chicuēyi (“eight”)).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

chiucnāhui

nine
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
  9 nueue.chicunaui.
  9 nine. chicunaui.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:
  9 Nueue . chicunaui.
  9 Nine. chicunaui.
- Idem, f. 20r. col. 2.
  Chiconaui. nueue .
  Chiconaui. nine.

Derived terms

References

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

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