Numbers in Copala Triqui



Learn numbers in Copala Triqui

Knowing numbers in Copala Triqui is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Copala Triqui. Learning to count in Copala Triqui 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 Copala Triqui is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Copala Triqui.

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 Copala Triqui?

The Copala Triqui language (xna’ánj nu̱’) is a Trique language that belongs to the Mixtecan branch of the Oto-Manguean language family. Spoken around the town of San Juan Copala, Oaxaca, Mexico by about 30,000 speakers, it is closely related to other Triqui languages spoken in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Baja California.

List of numbers in Copala Triqui

Here is a list of numbers in Copala Triqui. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Copala Triqui 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 Copala Triqui. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Copala Triqui.

  • 1) hngòoj
  • 2) wwìi
  • 3) wàhnin
  • 4) gàhan
  • 5) ùhunj
  • 6) wàtanj
  • 7) txìj
  • 8) tìnj
  • 9) hìn
  • 10) txìh
  • 11) xàn
  • 12) xùwìj
  • 13) xàhnìnj
  • 14) xìgàhanj
  • 15) xìnùnh
  • 16) xìnùnh yàn
  • 17) xìnùnh wwìj
  • 18) xìnùnh wàhnìnj
  • 19) xìnùnh gàhanj
  • 20)
  • 30) kò txìh
  • 40) wìj xxìyà
  • 50) wwìj xxìyà txìh
  • 60) wàhnìnj xxìyà
  • 70) wàhnìnj xxìyà txìh
  • 80) gàhanj xxìyà
  • 90) gàhanj xxìyà txìh
  • 100) hngò syéntu
  • 1,000) hngò mín
  • one million) hngò mìxún

Numbers in Copala Triqui: Copala Triqui numbering rules

Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Copala Triqui is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Copala Triqui 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 Copala Triqui with ease.

The way numbers are formed in Copala Triqui is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Copala Triqui. Also, learning how to number in Copala Triqui 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 Copala Triqui 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 Copala Triqui

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  • Digits from one to nine are rendered by specific words, namely hngòoj [1] (or hngò, yàn when compound), wwìi [2], wàhnin [3], gàhan [4], ùhunj [5], wàtanj [6], txìj [7], tìnj [8], and hìn [9].
  • Tens follow a vigesimal system (base 20), using the word xxìyà for twenty in compound numbers from forty: txìh [10], [20], kò txìh [30] (20+10), wìj xxìyà [40] (2*20), wwìj xxìyà txìh [50] (2*20+10), wàhnìnj xxìyà [60] (3*20), wàhnìnj xxìyà txìh [70] (3*20+10), gàhanj xxìyà [80] (4*20), and gàhanj xxìyà txìh [90] (4*20+10).
  • Numbers from eleven to fifteen are formed from the word for ten (txìh) and the word for the unit: xàn [11], xùwìj [12], xàhnìnj [13], xìgàhanj [14], and xìnùnh [15]. Sixteen to nineteen are formed based on the fifteen: xìnùnh yàn [16] (15+1), xìnùnh wwìj [17] (15+2), xìnùnh wàhnìnj [18] (15+3), and xìnùnh gàhanj [19] (15+4).
  • Compound numbers are formed setting the ten, then the unit separated with a space if the ten is a multiple of twenty (20, 40, 60, 80): kò gàhanj [24], gàhanj xxìyà wàhnìnj [83]. They are formed setting the previous multiple of twenty then the number from eleven to nineteen separated with a space if the ten is not a multiple of twenty (30, 50, 70, 90): kò xìnùnh yàn [36] (20+16), wwìj xxìyà xìnùnh wàhnìnj [58] (2*20+18).
  • Hundreds are formed starting with the multiplier digit followed by the word for hundred (syéntu), loanword from the Spanish ciento: hngò syéntu [100], wwìj syéntu [200], wàhnin syéntu [300], gàhan syéntu [400], ùhunj syéntu [500], wàtanj syéntu [600], txìj syéntu [700], tìnj syéntu [800], and hìn syéntu [900].
  • Thousands are formed starting with the multiplier digit followed by the word for thousand (mín), loanword from the Spanish mil: hngò mín [1,000], wwìj mín [2,000], wàhnin mín [3,000], gàhan mín [4,000], ùhunj mín [5,000], wàtanj mín [6,000], txìj mín [7,000], tìnj mín [8,000], and hìn mín [9,000].
  • When compound, each element of big numbers are linked with the verb taá, meaning being on top, in addition (e.g.: wwìj syéntu taá txìh [210], wàhnin mín taá ùhunj syéntu taá wàhnìnj xxìyà gàhanj [3,564]).
  • The word for million is mìxún [1,000,000], loanword from the Spanish millón.
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