How to count in Central Sinama, a Malayo-Polynesian languages 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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