How to count in Yakan, which belongs to the Sama-Bajaw branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family and is spoken in Basilan Island in the Philippines.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | dambuwaˈ, dembuwaˈ (in counting objects) issaˈ |
kaˈissaˈ, dehellu |
| 2 | duwe | pasunuh |
| 3 | tellu | sika tellu |
| 4 | ampat | |
| 5 | lime | sika lime |
| 6 | ennem | |
| 7 | pituˈ, pituh | kapituˈ |
| 8 | waluˈ, waluh | |
| 9 | siyam | |
| 10 | sempūˈ, sampūˈ, sampuh | |
| 11 | sampuk dambuwah | |
| 12 | sampuk duwe | |
| 13 | sampuk tellu | |
| 14 | sampuk ampat | |
| 15 | sampuk lime | |
| 16 | sampuk ennem | |
| 17 | sampuk pituh | |
| 18 | sampuk walu | |
| 19 | sampuk siyam | |
| 20 | duwempūˈ, duwenpuh | |
| 21 | duwempuk dambuwah | |
| 22 | duwempuk duwe | |
| 23 | duwempuk tellu | |
| 24 | duwempuk ampat | |
| 25 | duwempuk lime | |
| 26 | duwempuk ennem | |
| 27 | duwempuk pituh | |
| 28 | duwempuk walu | |
| 29 | duwempuk siyam | |
| 30 | tellempuh | |
| 40 | ampatpūˈ, ampat puh | |
| 50 | limempūˈ, limem puh | |
| 60 | ennempuh | |
| 70 | pitumpūˈ, pitumpuh | |
| 80 | walumpuh | |
| 90 | siyampuh | |
| 100 | dahatus | kadahatus |
| 1,000 | ibu | |
| 50,000 | limempuh ngibu | |
| 1,000,000 | million |
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Source: Yakan-English Dictionary, Linguistic Socliety of the Philippines. Manila, 2002.
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