eyi

See also: èyì

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : ēyi Ordinal : ic ēyi Adverbial : ēxpa Distributive : ēēyi, ehēyi

Alternative forms

ei, ey, yei, yey (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From Uto-Aztecan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈéː.ji], [ˈjéː.ji]

Numeral

ēyi

three
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r.
  3 tres.yei.
  3 three. yei.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1.
  3 Tres . yey.
  3 Three. yey.
- Idem, f. 28r. col. 2.
  ¶Ey . tres.
  ¶Ey. three.
- Idem, f. 35r. col. 1.
  Yei.tres.
  Yei. three.

Derived terms

chicuēyi
ēpāntli
ētetl
ētlamantli
ēyilhuitl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 28r, 35r

Toro

Noun

eyi

bush
farm

Reference

Roger Blench, The Toro language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2012)

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