Maya numerology Base 20 counting system
- 0 - chun
- 1 - hun
- 2 - You
- 3 - ox
- 4 - Khan
- 5 - koo
- 6 - wak
- 7 - Wuk
- 8 - waxak
- 9 - bolon
- 10 - lahun
- 11 - buluk
- 12 - lahka
- 13 - oxlahun
- 14 - kanlahun
- 15 - koolahun
- 16 - waklahun
- 17 - wuklahun
- 18 - waxaklahun
- 19 - bolonlahun
- 20 - wiknik
The Yucatec number words reveal a clear vigesimal (base 20) structure with an embedded layer evident in the decimal numeration from 13 through 19. There are two, possibly three, layers in Maya numerology. 20 on top of 13, on top of five for written numbers
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