Information about counting in Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), a Philippine language spoken mainly in Western Visayas in the Philippines.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | isa, uno | tig-una, panguna |
| 2 | duha, dos | ikaduha |
| 3 | tatlu, tatlo, tres | ikatatlu, ikatlu |
| 4 | apat, kwatro | ikaapat, ikap-at |
| 5 | lima, singko | ikalima |
| 6 | anum, seys | ikaanum, ikan-um |
| 7 | pitu, pito, syete | ikapitu, ikapito |
| 8 | walu, walo, otso | ikawalu, ikawalo |
| 9 | siyam, nwebe | ikasiyam |
| 10 | napulu, pulu, pulo, napulo, dyes | ikapulu, ikapulo |
| 11 | napulug isa, napulo kag isa, onse | ikanapulo kag isa |
| 12 | napulug duha, napulo kag duha, dose | ikanapulo kag duha |
| 13 | napulug tatlu, napulo kag tatlo, trese | ikanapulo kag tatlo |
| 14 | napulug apat, napulo kag apat, katorse | ikanapulo kag apat |
| 15 | napulug lima, napulo kag lima, kinse | ikanapulo kag lima |
| 16 | napulug anum, napulo kag anum, dyes y seys | ikanapulug anum, ikanapulo kag anum |
| 17 | napulug pitu, napulo kag pito, dyes y syete | ikanapulo kag pito |
| 18 | napulug walu, napulo kag walo, dyes y otso | ikanapulo kag walo |
| 19 | napulug siyam, napulo kag siyam, dyes y nwebe | ikanapulo kag siyam |
| 20 | duha ka napulu, duhakapulo, beynte | ikaduha ka pulo |
| 21 | duha ka napulug isa, beynte y uno | |
| 22 | duha ka napulug duha, beynte dos | |
| 23 | duha ka napulug tatlu, beynte tres | |
| 24 | duha ka napulug apat, beynte kwatro | |
| 25 | duha ka napulug lima, beynte singko | |
| 26 | duha ka napulug anum, beynte seys | |
| 27 | duha ka napulug pitu, beynte syete | |
| 28 | duha ka napulug walu, beynte otso | |
| 29 | duha ka napulug siyam, beynte nwebe | |
| 30 | tatlu ka napulu, tatlokapulo, treynta | |
| 31 | tatlu ka napulug isa, treynta y uno | |
| 40 | apat ka napulu, apatkapulo, kapatan, kwarenta | |
| 41 | apat ka napulug isa, kwarenta y uno | |
| 50 | kalim’an, limakapulo, singkwenta | |
| 51 | kalim’an kag isa, singkwenta y uno | |
| 60 | anum ka napulu, anumkapulo, kanuman, seysenta | |
| 61 | anum ka napulug isa, seysenta y uno | |
| 70 | pitu ka napulu, pitokapulo, kapito-an, setenta | |
| 71 | pitu ka napulug isa, setenta y uno | |
| 80 | walu ka pulu, walokapulo, kawalo-an, otsenta | |
| 81 | walu ka pulug isa, otsenta y uno | |
| 90 | siyam ka pulu, siyamkapulo, kasiyam-an, nobenta | |
| 91 | siyam ka pulug isa, nobenta y uno | |
| 100 | gatus [hundred], isa ka gatos [one hundred], syen | |
| 200 | duha ka gatus, dos syentos | |
| 300 | tatlu ka gatus, tres syentos | |
| 400 | apat ka gatus, kwatro syentos | |
| 500 | lima ka gatus, kinyentos | |
| 600 | anum ka gatus, seys syentos | |
| 700 | pitu ka gatus, syete syentos | |
| 800 | walu ka gatus, otso syentos | |
| 900 | siyam ka gatus, nwebe syentos | |
| 1,000 | libu [thousand], isa ka libu [one thousand], mil | |
| 2,000 | duha ka libu, dos mil | |
| 3,000 | tatlu ka libu, tres mil | |
| 4,000 | apat ka libu, kwatro mil | |
| 5,000 | lima ka libu, singko mil | |
| 6,000 | anum ka libu, seys mil | |
| 7,000 | pitu ka libu, syete mil | |
| 8,000 | walu ka libu, otso mil | |
| 9,000 | siyam ka libu, nwebe mil | |
| 10,000 | laksa | |
| 1,000,000 | hambad, ramak, milyon | |
| billion | bilyon | |
| once | makaisa | |
| twice | makaduha | |
| three times | makatatlo | |
| four times | makaapat | |
| five times | makalima | |
| six times | makaanum | |
| seven times | makapito | |
| eight times | makawalo | |
| nine times | makasiyam | |
| ten times | makapulo |
Note: Numerals in italics are Spanish loanwords.
Sources: Cecile L. Motus. Hiligaynon Lessons. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu – 1971.
https://ia800306.us.archive.org/15/items/HiligaynonLessons/HiligaynonLessons-CecileMotus.pdf
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Hiligaynon.htm
English-Hiligaynon Dictionary
Hiligaynon-English Dictionary
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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