Numbers
Introduction
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In the previous lesson, we dealt with possession and how to use them in simple sentences. In this lesson, we focus on numbers and how to use them in sentences, and in association with possession, such as "Sue has two arms".
Numbers
| tu | 'one' |
| chuppa | 'two' |
| ttzunna | 'three' |
| tappa | 'four' |
| gaayu' | 'five' |
| shuppa | 'six' |
| gaasi | 'seven' |
| shuunu' | eight' |
| gaa | 'nine' |
| ttzii | 'ten' |
| ttziinia | 'eleven' |
| ttzi'nu | 'twelve' |
| ttzi'nu ttzee' | 'thirteen' |
| ttzitaa' | 'fourteen' |
| ttziu'nu | 'fifteen' |
| ttzishuppa | 'sixteen' |
| ttzinni | 'seventeen' |
| ttzishummu' | 'eighteen' |
| chenne' | 'nineteen' |
| gallia | 'twenty' |
| tu eerua' | 'twenty one' |
| chuppaeerua' | 'twenty two' |
| ttunnerrua' | 'twenty three' |
| tappeerua' | 'twenty four' |
| gaayu eerua' | 'twenty five' |
| shuppa eerua' | 'twenty six' |
| gaasi eerua' | 'twenty seven' |
| shuunu eerua' | 'twenty eight' |
| gaa eerua' | 'twenty nine' |
| ttzii eerua' | 'thirty' |
| ttziinia eerua' | 'thirty one' |
| ttzi'nu eerua' | 'thirty two' |
| ttzinuttzee'eerua' | 'thirty three' |
| ttzitaa' eerua' | 'thirty four' |
| ttziinu' eerua' | 'thirty five' |
| ttzishuppa eerua' | thirty six' |
| ttzinni eerua' | 'thirty seven' |
| ttzishuunu'eerua' | 'thirty eight' |
| chenne' eerua' | 'thirty nine' |
| chua' | 'forty' |
| tu chua' | 'forty one' |
| ttsale' gàyúà | 'fifty' |
| ttsale' gàyúà ttu | 'fifty one' |
| ttsunna' cwe're gállía' | 'sixty' |
| ttsunna' cwe're gállía' | 'sixty one' |
| ttsunna' cwe're gállía' ttsìi | 'seventy' |
| tappa cwe're gállia' | 'eighty' |
| tappa cwe're gállía' ttsìì | 'ninety' |
| tu gaayua' | 'one hundred' |
Vocabulary
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Now that we have a compilation of numbers we need to learn words that will be used in conjunction with numbers.
| hora | 'time' |
| gwegwiia' | (infinitive) 'to see' |
| doctor | 'doctor' |
| deeni | 'to have'(in your hand) |
| muneca | 'doll' |
| ishee | 'many' |
| retiin | 'o’clock' |
| inviernu | 'winter' |
| biu' | 'month' |
| chi | 'already' |
| yiida | 'year' |
| escuela | 'school' |
| araca | 'equal' |
| cwaani | 'to take away from' (future) |
| acca | 'will be' (future) |
| numeru | 'number' |
| sallia | 'how much' |
| balla | 'how many' |
| boletu | 'tickets' |
| ettashtiila | 'bread' |
Verbs
| Past | gudacca' |
| Present | rdacca' |
| Future | thacca' |
Example Sentences
It is important to note that numbers precede the noun in the structure of a Zapotec sentence. The plural ca is not used with indefinites. With definitives ca precedes the number. Also ca makes the noun plural.
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