El guarani It is one of the languages with the most history in South America and it is a language of the Tupí-Guaraní family that is currently spoken by more than 8 million people. In this article we will talk about the numbers in guaraní.
The history of this language is very rich and since 1992 it is the second official language in Paraguay, although it is also spoken in some areas of Argentina, Uruguay and even Paraguay.
Learning new languages is much easier than many people think, however, at first it can be quite confusing and overwhelming. Learning the main numbers and then counting is a good step to get started in a language. In this article we will teach you the basic guarani numbers and some of the rules to keep in mind when constructing numbers and pronouncing them.
One detail that you should keep in mind is that the modern Guaraní numbering system was implemented by A. Decoud Larrosa, who added the decimal system.
Guarani numbers from 0 to 100 - List
0 - mba'eve (also means "nothing")
1 - peteĩ
2 - mokoĩ
3 - mbohapy
4 - irundy
5 - po (also means "hand", "jump")
6 - potĩ
7 - pokóĩ
8 - poapy
9 - porundy
Using these numbers as a base it is possible to learn the other numbers in a very simple way. You will see larger numbers below:
Numbers from 10 to 19
10 - pa
11 - pateĩ (pa + peteĩ)
12 - pakóĩ (pa + mokóĩ)
13 - pa'apy (pa + mbohapy)
14 - pa irundy (pa + irundy)
15 - pa po (pa + po)
16 - pa potĩ
17 - pa pokóĩ
18 - pa poapy
19 - pa porundy
As you can see, it is used pa and then a figure is completed. For example, in the case of 16, use pa (10) and potĩ (6). 11-13 is a bit different, as only the last three letters of the numbers are used.
Tens, hundreds and thousands in Bolivian Guarani numbers
20 - mokóĩ pa
30 - mbohapy pa
100 - sa
1000 - your
1000000 - sua
In the case of tens, it would be like saying "two, ten" to say 20, "three, ten" to say 30, and so on. It's actually quite simple, don't you think? You shouldn't have any problem learning the numbers in Guarani. In addition, for those of you who continue to have doubts, we have prepared this video for you where you can listen and learn better how the numbers are in Guaraní:
As for pronunciation, you can use a translator or even applications to practice the correct way of pronunciation.
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Excellent, thank you very much for reminding me of writing for almost 20 years I have lived in Argentina I moved to the province and here I have no friends to talk to but if they like to listen to me speak I listen to songs in Guarani so as not to lose the language, thanks for your help, my regards.
And what would 1009 be like?