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See also: ñahui and Ñahui

Central Nahuatl

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Central Nahuatl cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : nahui
    Ordinal : inic nahui

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Classical Nahuatl nahui.

Numeral

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nahui

  1. four

References

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  • Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

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Classical Nahuatl numbers (edit)
40
[a], [b], [c], [d] ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: nāhui
    Ordinal: ic nāhui
    Adverbial: nāuhcān, nāppa
    Distributive: nānāhui, nahnāhui

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nahuan *naawɨ (four), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *na-wakay (four, literally two twos).[1]

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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nāhui

  1. four

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “2626. *na-wakay ‘four (2 x 2, two two’s)”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 400

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nahuan *naawɨ.

Numeral

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nahui

  1. four

Lithuanian

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Interjection

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nahui

  1. alternative form of nachui