How to count in Central Sinama, a Sama-Bajaw language spoken in the southern Philippines.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | issa, dakayu | kaissa |
| 2 | duwa | karuwa |
| 3 | t’llu | kat’llu |
| 4 | mpat | kāmpat |
| 5 | lima | kalima |
| 6 | nnom | kannom |
| 7 | pitu’ | kapitu’ |
| 8 | walu’ | kawalu’ |
| 9 | siyam | kasiyam |
| 10 | sangpū’ | kasangpū‘ |
| 11 | sangpū’ maka ssa | |
| 12 | sangpū’ maka duwa | |
| 13 | sangpū’ maka t‘llu | |
| 14 | sangpū’ maka mpat | |
| 15 | sangpū’ maka lima | |
| 16 | sangpū’ maka nnom | |
| 17 | sangpū’ maka pitu‘ | |
| 18 | sangpū’ maka walu‘ | |
| 19 | sangpū’ maka siyam | |
| 20 | duwampu’ | |
| 21 | duwampu’ maka ssa | |
| 22 | duwampu’ maka duwa | |
| 23 | duwampu’ maka t’llu | |
| 24 | duwampu’ maka mpat | |
| 25 | duwampu’ maka lima | |
| 26 | duwampu’ maka nnom | |
| 27 | duwampu’ maka pitu’ | |
| 28 | duwampu’ maka walu’ | |
| 29 | duwampu’ maka siyam | |
| 30 | t’llumpū’ | |
| 40 | mpatpū’ | |
| 50 | limampū’ | |
| 60 | nnompū’ | |
| 70 | pitumpū’ | |
| 80 | walumpū’ | |
| 90 | siyampū’ | |
| 100 | dahatus | |
| 105 | dahatus maka lima | |
| 150 | dahatus maka limampū’ | |
| 175 | dahatus maka pitumpū’ maka lima | |
| 200 | duwa hatus | |
| 300 | t’llu hatus | |
| 400 | mpat hatus | |
| 500 | lima hatus | |
| 600 | nnom hatus | |
| 700 | pitu’ hatus | |
| 800 | walu’ hatus | |
| 900 | siyam hatus | |
| 1,000 | dangibu | |
| once | min t’dda | |
| twice | min duwa | |
| one half | santonga’ | |
| one third | bahagi’ t’llu | |
| one fourth | bahagi’ mpat | |
| one fifth | bahagi’ lima |
Source: Languages of the Southern Gateway. Manila. SIL – 1979.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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