How to count in Bikol, a Philippine language spoken mainly on the Philippine island of Luzon.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | saro, uno | inot, primero |
| 2 | duwa, dos | ika-dua |
| 3 | tulo, tres | ika-tulo |
| 4 | apat, kuatro | ika-apat |
| 5 | lima, singko | ika-lima |
| 6 | anom, sais | ika-anom |
| 7 | pito, siete | ika-pito |
| 8 | walo, otso | ika-walo |
| 9 | siyam, nuebe | ika-siyam |
| 10 | sampulo, dies | |
| 11 | kagsarô, onse | |
| 12 | kagduwa, dose | |
| 13 | kagtulo, trese | |
| 14 | kag-apat, katorse | |
| 15 | kaglima, kinse | |
| 16 | kag-anom, disisais | |
| 17 | kagpito, disisiyete | |
| 18 | kagwalo, disiotso | |
| 19 | kagsiyam, disinuebe | |
| 20 | duwang pulo, beinte | |
| 21 | duwang pulo may saro, beinte uno | |
| 22 | duwang pulo may duwa, beinte dos | |
| 23 | duwang pulo may tulo, beinte tres | |
| 24 | duwang pulo may apat, beinte kuatro | |
| 25 | duwang pulo may lima, beinte singko | |
| 26 | duwang pulo may anom, beinte sais | |
| 27 | duwang pulo may pito, beinte siete | |
| 28 | duwang pulo may walo, beinte otso | |
| 29 | duwang pulo may siyam, beinte nuebe | |
| 30 | tulong pulo, trenta, treinta | |
| 31 | tulong pulo may saro | |
| 40 | apat na pulo, kwarenta | |
| 50 | limang pulo, singkwenta | |
| 60 | anom na pulo, sesenta | |
| 70 | pitong pulo, setenta | |
| 80 | walong pulo, otsenta | |
| 90 | siyam na pulo, nubenta | |
| 100 | gatos [hundred], sanggatos [one hundred], siento | |
| 110 | sanggatos kag sangpulo | |
| 200 | duwang gatos | |
| 300 | tulong gatos | |
| 400 | apat na gatos | |
| 500 | limang gatos, kinientos | |
| 600 | anom na gatos | |
| 700 | pitong gatos | |
| 800 | walong gatos | |
| 900 | siyam na gatos | |
| 1,000 | ribo [thousand], sang ribo [one thousand] | |
| 2,000 | duwang ribo | |
| 3,000 | tulong ribo | |
| 4,000 | apat na ribo | |
| 5,000 | limang ribo | |
| 6,000 | anom na ribo | |
| 7,000 | pitong ribo | |
| 8,000 | walong ribo | |
| 9,000 | siyam na ribo | |
| 1,000,000 | milyon, laksa [million], sanlaksa or sanglaksa [one million] |
|
| billion | bilyon | |
| once | sarong beses | |
| twice | duwang beses |
Source: Malcolm W. Mintz. Bikol Dictionary, Vol. I & II. Perth, Western Australia – 2004.
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Bikol-Buhinon.htm
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Rinconada-Bikol.htm
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl, with corrections by Karl Ian Basilla Basallote
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