Information about counting in Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), a Philippine language spoken mainly in Western Visáyas in the Philippines.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | isá, úno | tig-una, panguna |
| 2 | duhá, dos | ikaduhá |
| 3 | tatlo, tres | ikatatlo, ikatlu |
| 4 | ápat, kwatro | ikaápat, ikap-at |
| 5 | limá, singko | ikalimá |
| 6 | ánom, says | ikaánom, ikan-um |
| 7 | pitó, siete | ikapitó, ikapitó |
| 8 | waló, otcho | ikawaló, ikawaló |
| 9 | siam, nwebe | ikasiam |
| 10 | púlò, napúlò, dies | ikapulu, ikapulo |
| 11 | púlò kag isá, napúlo'g isá, onse | ikanapúlo'g isá |
| 12 | púlò kag duhá, napúlo'g duhá, dóse | ikanapúlo'g duhá |
| 13 | púlò kag tatlo, napúlo'g tatlo, trese | ikanapúlo'g tatlo |
| 14 | púlò kag ápat, napúlo'g ápat, katorse | ikanapúlo'g ápat |
| 15 | púlò kag limá, napúlo'g limá, kinse | ikanapúlo'g limá |
| 16 | púlò kag ánom, napúlo'g ánom, dies'i says | ikapúlò kag ánom ikanapúlo'g ánom |
| 17 | púlò kag pitó, napúlo'g pitó, dies'i siete | ikanapúlo'g pitó |
| 18 | púlò kag waló, napúlo'g waló, dies'i otcho | ikanapúlo'g waló |
| 19 | púlò kag siam, napúlo'g siam, dies'i nwebe | ikanapúlo'g siam |
| 20 | duhá ka púlò, kad'waan, baynte | ikaduhá ka pulo |
| 21 | duhá ka púlò kag isá, kad'waan kag isa baynte úno |
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| 22 | duhá ka púlò kag duhá, kad'waan kag duhá baynte dos |
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| 23 | duhá ka púlò kag tatlo, kad'waan kag tatlo baynte tres |
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| 24 | duhá ka púlò kag ápat, kad'waan kag ápat baynte kwatro |
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| 25 | duha ka púlò kag limá, kad'waan kag limá baynte singko |
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| 26 | duhá ka púlò kag ánom, kad'waan kag ánom baynte says |
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| 27 | duhá ka púlò kag pitó, kad'waan kag pitó baynte siete |
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| 28 | duhá ka púlò kag waló, kad'waan kag waló baynte otcho |
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| 29 | duhá ka púlò kag siam, kad'waan kag siam baynte nwebe |
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| 30 | tatlo ka púlò, kat'loan, traynta | |
| 40 | ápat ka púlò, kap-atan, kwarenta | |
| 50 | limá ka púlò, kalim-an, singkwenta | |
| 60 | ánom ka púlò, kan-oman, sesenta | |
| 70 | pitó ka púlò, kapit-an, setenta | |
| 80 | waló ka púlò, kawal-an, otchenta | |
| 90 | siam ka púlò, kasiaman, nobenta | |
| 100 | isá ka gatós, sien | |
| 200 | duhá ka gatós, dossientos | |
| 300 | tatlo ka gatós, tressientos | |
| 400 | ápat ka gatós, kwatrosientos | |
| 500 | limá ka gatós, kinientos | |
| 600 | ánom ka gatós, saysientos | |
| 700 | pitó ka gatós, setesientos | |
| 800 | waló ka gatós, otchosientos | |
| 900 | siam ka gatós, nobesientos | |
| 1,000 | isá ka líbo, mil | |
| 2,000 | duhá ka líbo, dos mil | |
| 10,000 | púlò ka líbo, dies mil | |
| 100,000 | isá ka gatós ka líbo, sien mil | |
| 1,000,000 | isa ka rámak, isá ka hambad, isá ka milyon, un milyon | |
| 1 billion | isá ka bilyon, mil milyones | |
| 1 trillion | isá ka trilyon, mil trilyon |
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, with corrections by Julius Alfred Cordova
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