Jun |
1 |
Keb’ |
2 |
Oxib’ |
3 |
Kajib” |
4 |
Jo’ob’ |
5 |
Waqib’ |
6 |
Wuqub’ |
7 |
Wajxaqib’ |
8 |
B’elejeb’ |
9 |
Lajuj |
10 |
Julajuj |
11 |
Kab’lajuj |
12 |
Oxlajuj |
13 |
Kajlajuj |
14 |
O’lajuj |
15 |
Waqlajuj |
16 |
Wuqlajuj |
17 |
Wajxaqlajuj |
18 |
B’elejlajuj |
19 |
Juk’al |
20 |
Juwinaq |
20 |
Winaq is generally used for counting up to number based on 40, then it switches to k’al.
Juk’al jun |
21 |
Juwinaq jun |
21 |
Juwinaq kajlajuj |
34 |
Oxk’al jo’ob |
65 |
Jumuch’ |
80 |
Kajkal |
80 |
O’kal |
100 |
Juq’o’ |
400 |
Kaq’o’ lajk’al |
1000 |
Oq’o’ |
2000 |
Ordinal numbers
Nab’e |
first |
Ukab’ |
second |
Urox |
third |
Ukaj |
fourth |
Uro’ |
fifth |
Uwaqaq |
sixth |
Uwuq |
seventh |
Uwajxaq |
eighth |
Ub’elej |
ninth |
Ulaj |
tenth |
Ujulaj/Ujulajuj |
eleventh |
Ujuwinaq |
twentieth |
Nab’e mul |
(for the) first time |
Are le ukab’ wal. |
She is my second child. |
Are le urox nuwuj. |
This is my third book. |
Distributive Numbers
Jujun |
one by one |
Kakab’ |
two by two |
Ox’ox |
three by three |
Kajkaj |
four by four |
Jo’taq |
five by five |
Waqitaq |
six by six |
Wuqitaq |
seven by seven |
Wajxaqitaq |
eight by eight |
B’elejitaq |
nine by nine |
Lajujitaq |
ten by ten |
Jujun qech |
one for each one of us |
Kaya jujun qech le wuj. |
You give each of us a piece of paper. |
Jun chqe. |
One of us. |
Jujun chqech. |
Some of us. |
E keb’ chqech. |
Two of us. |
Chi jujunal |
(as) one by one |
Le tïjonik pa jujunal |
The individual lesson / One-on-one Lesson |
Kakab’ chi qajujunal |
two for each of us |
chi kakab’il |
as two by two |
Marking Time
Kamik |
today |
Chanim |
right now |
Miyer |
a little time ago/recently |
Chwe’q |
tomorrow |
-(ij)ir |
Time past |
Iwir |
yesterday |
Kab’ijir |
the day before yesterday |
Oxjir |
three days ago |
Junab’ir |
a year ago |
Wuqub’xir |
a week ago |
-ij |
Time to come |
Kab’ij |
day after tomorrow |
Oxij |
in three days |
Kojej |
in four days |
Wuqub’ix |
in a week |
Pa jun junab’ aq’anoq |
a year from now |
Pa keb’ ik’ aq’anoq |
two months from now |
Pa le jun chi junab’ |
next year |
Pa jun wuqq’ij kanoq |
a week ago |
Pa oxib’ wuqq’ij aq’anoq |
in three weeks |
Junab’ir |
a year ago |
Kab’ir |
two years ago |
Oxb’i’r |
three years ago |
Pa kakab’ q’ij |
every two days |
Pa ox’ox ik’ |
every three months |
Pa kajkaj junab’ |
every four years |
Pa oxib’ ik’ |
in three months |
Telling time
Ramaj |
hour/moment |
Ch’uti’q ramaj |
minute(s) |
Nik’aj |
half |
Jachike ramaj chanim? |
What time is it now? |
Oxib’ ruk’ nik’aj. |
Half past three. |
Jachike ramaj kumajij le qatijonik? |
When does our class start? |
Julajuj ruk’ lajuj ch’utiq ramaj. |
ten after eleven. |
Karaj na lajuj ch’utiq ramaj pa le wuqub’ ramaj. |
ten ’til seven / 6:50 |
Karaj diez minutos pa las diez. |
ten ’til ten / 9:50 |
Xq’ax lajuj ch’utiq ramaj chech le leajuj ramaj. |
ten past ten / 10:10 |
Xq’ax diez minutos chech a las diez. |
ten past ten / 10:10 |
Kumajij pa b’elejeb’ ramaj, katani’ pa kab’lajuj ramaj. |
It goes from nine to twelve. (lit: it begins at nine and ends at 12. |
Times of the day
Saqirik |
Sunrise |
Xsaqir chanim |
Good morning! (It has dawned) |
Nimaq’ab |
Morning |
Xpaqi’ le q’ij |
Mid-monring (10 am) |
Tik’il le q’ij |
Noon |
Pa q’ij |
Noon |
Xb’e la q’ij |
Afternoon |
B’enaq’ij |
Afternoon |
Xulan q’ij |
Afternoon; sundown |
Xulan q’ij kimb’e pa nutaqkil. |
In the afternoon I run my errands. |
Xok aq’ab’ |
Good evening! (It is night already) |
Nik’aj aq’ab’ |
Midnight |
Aq’ab’il |
Early morning right before or at sunrise |
Aq’ab’il ximb’e pa si’. |
Early in the morning I went to gather firewood. |
Indefinite numbers and related words
Jun |
a/one |
Jujun |
some |
Keb’ oxib’ |
a few |
-onojel |
all; each |
Ronojel le… |
all (of) the… |
Le (e) nik’aj chik |
the rest; the others |
K’o jujun k’o kichak, le e nik’aj chi ku’xlanik. |
There are some who have work, but the others are on vacation. |
K’o e jujun Kechakunik, k’o e jujuj na kechakun taj. |
There are some who work and others who do not work. |
Shopping/Money
Pwaq |
money |
Ch’ich’apwaq |
(metal) coins |
Wuj |
bills (money) |
Real |
coins (antiquated) |
Pajb’al |
measure (pound if referring to weight) |
Nik’aj |
half |
Ajlanik pa le k’ayb’al |
counting in the market |
Kaya jun pajb’al nusaqwach. |
Give me a pound of potatoes. |
Kaya keb’ pajb’al we le pix. |
Give me two pounds of these tomatoes. |