Numbers

1. Maya, paya, kimsa, pusi, phisqa

   Ma-ya, pa-ya, kim-sa, pu-si, phis-qa

   One, two, three, four, five

   Usage

   Aymara numbers one to five; essential for market transactions and basic conversation

   Grammar Note

   Aymara shares some numerals with Quechua (kimsa). maya (one) also means "unique/only"

2. Suxta, paqallqu, kimsaqallqu, llatunka, tunka

   Sux-ta, pa-qal-lqu, kim-sa-qal-lqu, lla-tun-ka, tun-ka

   Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Aymara numbers six through ten

   Grammar Note

   Aymara 7 and 8 have compound structures. tunka (ten) is the base unit for the decimal system

3. Paya tunka, kimsa tunka, pataka

   Pa-ya tun-ka, kim-sa tun-ka, pa-ta-ka

   Twenty, thirty, one hundred

   Usage

   Larger numbers for prices and quantities at the market

   Grammar Note

   Aymara compound numbers use numeral + tunka (ten). pataka (hundred) was also used in Inca administration

4. Paya kilu churita

   Pa-ya ki-lu chu-ri-ta

   Please give me two kilos

   Usage

   Ordering a specific weight at a market

   Grammar Note

   churita is the imperative of churaña (to give); the suffix -ita encodes "you to me"

5. Qawqha horasa?

   Qaw-qha ho-ra-sa?

   What time is it?

   Usage

   Asking the time, a practical use of number knowledge

   Grammar Note

   Time is asked as "Qawqha horasa?". qawqha asks quantity, hora is a Spanish loan, -sa is a question suffix

6. Tunka maya, tunka paya, tunka kimsa

   Tun-ka ma-ya, tun-ka pa-ya, tun-ka kim-sa

   Eleven, twelve, thirteen

   Usage

   Aymara numbers 11 to 13, useful for market counting and stating ages

   Grammar Note

   Aymara numbers above 10 use the additive structure tunka (10) + unit digit — a clear decimal system

7. Pusi tunka, phisqa tunka, suxta tunka

   Pu-si tun-ka, phis-qa tun-ka, sux-ta tun-ka

   Forty, fifty, sixty

   Usage

   Larger Aymara numbers useful for prices, distances, and travel durations

   Grammar Note

   Multiples of ten in Aymara follow [numeral] + tunka. The same pattern as Quechua chunka

8. Paya pataka, kimsa pataka

   Pa-ya pa-ta-ka, kim-sa pa-ta-ka

   Two hundred, three hundred

   Usage

   Large numbers for price negotiations at markets and other transactions

   Grammar Note

   pataka (100) was historically used as an administrative unit in Inca and Aymara civilizations

9. Tunka bolivianon chikatapa

   Tun-ka bo-li-via-non chi-ka-ta-pa

   Half of ten bolivianos

   Usage

   Using "half" in market negotiations to ask for a price reduction

   Grammar Note

   The guaraní is Paraguay's currency and has nothing to do with Bolivia. Bolivia's currency is the boliviano (Bs), a spelling used in 'Aka pusi bolivianowa'. chikata means 'half' in Aymara

10. Maya uru, paya uru, kimsa uru

    Ma-ya u-ru, pa-ya u-ru, kim-sa u-ru

    One day, two days, three days

    Usage

    Expressing the number of days for a stay or itinerary

    Grammar Note

    uru means "day/sun/time" in Aymara. Combined with numerals it expresses a number of days

11. Nayax pä tunka paqallqun maranitwa

    Na-yax pä tun-ka pa-qal-lqun ma-ra-ni-twa

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    How to answer with your age. Swap the number to give any other age

    Grammar Note

    Age is expressed with marani, from mara (year) plus -ni "having". The first-person assertion is -twa, the same shape as "Asmanitwa". Before a noun the numeral "two" takes the short form pä rather than paya

12. Aka mara pä tunka kimsaqallqun maranitwa

    A-ka ma-ra pä tun-ka kim-sa-qal-lqun ma-ra-ni-twa

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Saying what age you will reach this year — useful for visa or insurance questions

    Grammar Note

    "This year" is the demonstrative aka (this) plus mara (year). Aymara does not use a change-of-state verb here; it adds the time phrase and says "this year I am 28". The unit eight is kimsaqallqu, whose final vowel drops before the following word to give kimsaqallqun, exactly as paqallqun does

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